Peacock is premiering Richard Ramirez: The Night Stalker Tapes this month

Peacock is presenting a new true crime docuseries about one of the most notorious serial killers in the United States. From 1984 to 1985, Richard Ramirez (who was dubbed the Night Stalker) terrorized Greater Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay areas of California.

True crime followers have long been obsessed with the Night Stalker case. Ramirez was violent and used a variety of methods to torture and kill his victims, along with committing burglary and sexual assault.

Peacock is using more than 25 hours of audio for their upcoming docu-series, titled Richard Ramirez: The Night Stalker Tapes. Most of that audio has never been heard by the general public.

Also included are interviews with friends and family, as well as Ramirez’s wife. The series presents itself as and exploration of Ramirez’s past, and what may have led to his desire to terrorize, rape and murder.

In addition to including interviews with Ramirez himself, viewers will also hear from women who were affected by him, including victims’ family members, former friends, and even his niece. This will be her first time participating in a documentary about Ramirez.

Richard Ramirez: The Night Stalker Tapes will spend some time focusing on his wife, a former teen magazine editor. Interestingly, they met when she began writing him letters while he was incarcerated, and she claimed to have fallen in love with him.

According to the press release, Richard Ramirez: The Night Stalker Tapes will look into the killer’s unhappy childhood and influences, and “offer an unsettling and thought-provoking look into the mind of a brutal serial killer.”

“Brutal” may actually be understating the tone of Ramirez’s attacks. One of his early victims was Mei Leung, a nine-year-old girl whom he beat, strangled, raped and stabbed in the basement of his own apartment building.

Richard Ramirez attacked people of every age and sex

His other victims ranged from young women to 79-year-old Jennie Vincow. He did not seem to have a “type.” He also was not one to stick with a method of murder, alternately shooting, stabbing, strangling and bludgeoning his victims.

Richard Ramirez was ultimately captured in the most satisfying way possible. He was recognized from a wanted poster, and a group of passersby chased him down, restrained him and beat him until the police arrived to take him away.

He was eventually convicted of 13 charges of murder, 5 attempted murders, 11 sexual assaults and 14 burglaries.

The two-part docuseries will premiere on Peacock on December 10.