Richard Ramirez calls Satan a 'stabilizing force' in his life in chilling new clip

Peacock is set to release a new documentary series on serial killer Richard Ramirez, also known as "The Night Stalker." Coming up on the 40th anniversary of his reign of terror across Los Angeles, Richard Ramirez: The Night Stalker Tapes features more than 25 hours of audio prison recordings taken from the killer himself while he was on Death Row. Many of the audio tracks featured in the two-part series have never been heard before.

Ahead of the series premiere on Tuesday, December 10, Peacock has shared an exclusive clip featuring Ramirez discussing his ties to Satanism.

Brought up a Christian, Ramirez believed in God until he was about 18 years old, but in his early 20s, he met someone who introduced him to Satan.

"Satan is a stabilizing force in my life and gives me a reason to be. It gives me an excuse to rationalize. I was in alliance with the evil that is inherent in human nature. That was who I was," Ramirez says on the recording.

Apart from recordings made by Ramirez, the doc will also include interviews with various family members, friends, and even his wife. Some of the women who were impacted by Ramirez throughout the years also participated in the documentary, including his own niece, who speaks out for the first time. The tapes will provide a unique look into Ramirez's life, exploring how his traumatic childhood and time growing up as a troubled youth in El Paso, Texas, led to him becoming one of the most infamous serial killers of all time.

Ramirez murdered at least 14 people and was eventually sentenced to 19 death sentences in 1989, though he died while still on Death Row in 2013. He was arrested in dramatic fashion in the summer of 1985 when a mob of angry residents chased Ramirez through the streets and ultimately helped the police apprehend him.

Richard Ramirez: The Night Stalker Tapes is produced by NBC News Studios and executive producers include Amy Goodman Kass, Elizabeth Fischer, Alexa Danner, Liz Cole, and Andy Berg. The series is split into two, 60-minute episodes.

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