Serial killer Richard Smith died of lymphoma , coroner finds . He was also ` ` ' Stalker '' for breaking into houses overnight and attacking victims . Condemned serial murderer Richard Ramirez , known as the `` Night Stalker '' to the Californians he terrorized in the 1980s , died of cancer , according to coroner 's findings released Monday . He had been sentenced to death for 13 murders , 11 sexual assaults and other offences .
Serial killer Richard Smith died of lymphoma , coroner finds . He was also ` ` ' Stalker '' for breaking into houses overnight and attacking victims . He had been sentenced to death for 13 murders , 11 sexual assaults and other offences .