Sean Penn Says He Considered Attacking Richard Ramirez During 34 Days in LA Jail

Q: Why did the 'Night Stalker' ask his celebrity jail neighbor for an autograph during his infamous murder trial?

He appears to have asked for Sean Penn’s autograph simply because Penn was a recognizable movie star and celebrity inmate in the same Los Angeles County Jail. The reporting does not show any deeper motive beyond that. Penn said Ramirez recognized him and sent a deputy to request the autograph while Ramirez was awaiting trial and Penn was serving a short jail sentence in 1987. At that point, Penn was already well known from films such as *Taps* and *Bad Boys* and from his high-profile marriage to Madonna. So the most supported explanation is straightforward: Ramirez knew who Penn was and wanted a celebrity autograph. The exchange became notable because of Penn’s response, not because Ramirez gave any clear reason. Penn said he insisted on getting approval from a sergeant and having the request put in writing. Ramirez’s note read, “Hey Sean, stay tough and hit them again — Richard Ramirez, 666,” with a pentagram and devil drawing. Penn replied that he felt “absolutely no kinship” with Ramirez and hoped he would die before regaining sanity, making clear he viewed the request with disgust rather than camaraderie.

1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 23

Sean Penn said a face-to-face jail encounter with Richard Ramirez left him briefly thinking he could attack the serial killer while the two sat alone during a phone-call transfer.
34 days in Los Angeles County Jail put Penn, then 24 or 25, near Ramirez after deputies moved him from general population to a solitary cell because of a threat.
Penn said he had access to Ramirez “twice” but decided against acting, later saying he was glad he did not see himself as important enough to carry it out.
Ramirez was convicted of 13 murders from the 1984-85 Night Stalker spree, sentenced to death in 1989 and died in 2013 while awaiting execution.
Penn had already described another jail exchange in 2015, saying Ramirez asked for his autograph and received a written reply rejecting any “kinship” with him.

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Why did the 'Night Stalker' ask his celebrity jail neighbor for an autograph during his infamous murder trial?

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Sean Penn Considered Attacking Serial Killer Richard Ramirez in Jail

Sean Penn Says He Considered Attacking Richard Ramirez During 34 Days in LA Jail

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