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Test your psychological intuition by predicting the choices of infamous serial killer Richard Ramirez in this game show format that explores the developmental trajectory of the Night Stalker. Through a series of questions, contestants (and listeners) attempt to think like a madman to determine whether great or gruesome minds truly think alike.

• Richard Ramirez's troubled childhood included significant head trauma, an abusive alcoholic father, and growing up in poverty in El Paso
• His cousin Mike, a Vietnam veteran, introduced young Richard to graphic depictions of violence and sexual assault through war photos
• Contestants predict key decisions in Ramirez's life like where he would sleep to avoid abuse.
• The podcast reveals how Ramirez escalated from voyeurism to burglary to sexual assault and eventually murder
• Ramirez's embrace of Satanism served as psychological justification for his crimes, believing Satan would protect him
• Disturbing revelation that many contestants can correctly predict the choices of a serial killer when given enough context
• Exploration of how trauma, environment, and influence can shape a deeply disturbed individual

Want to test your own psychological intuition? Follow "You Might Be a Madman" wherever you get your podcasts and see if your mind works like history's most notorious criminals.

00:00 Introduction and Disclaimer
00:19 Welcome to 'You Might Be a Madman'
01:30 Meet the Contestants
03:21 Introducing Today's Madman: Richard Ramirez
03:33 Richard Ramirez's Troubled Childhood
05:06 First Question: Richard's Early Choices
10:15 Richard's Teenage Years and Influences
12:16 Second Question: Escaping Home
18:34 Richard's Descent into Darkness
19:10 Richard's Troubled Employment at Holiday Inn
20:08 A Question of Where to Sleep
25:00 Living with Crazy Cousin Mike
26:15 Voyeuristic Nights with Roberto and Mike
30:05 Moving to California and Drug Addiction
30:44 Final Round: The Culmination of Madness
37:19 Conclusion and Prize Announcement