LOS ANGELES TIMES, Aug. 27, 1985

• Satanist Richard Ramirez murders
• The "Night Stalker" - "Valley Intruder" killer
• Close to his capture - best title to be had ?

This issue has reporting on the "Night Stalker" murder case of Richard Ramirez with a front page, two column heading: "Valley Intruder Defies Serial Killers' Pattern" with lead-in: "'Doesn't Meet Any Profile'" Coverage continues on page 19.  Ramirez would be captured 4 days later. Great to have this report in a Los Angeles newspaper, the city which he terrorized for over a year. I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because their was really no reason to save it at the time.
Complete with all sections (80+ pages), very nice condition.

Background: In a front-page article published on August 27, 1985, titled "Valley Intruder Defies Serial Killers' Pattern," Los Angeles Times staff writer Bob Baker provided a rare, real-time criminological analysis of the "Night Stalker" at the absolute apex of the killer's reign of terror. The piece stands out for its exceptional historical rarity and timing, having gone to press just four days before Richard Ramirez was identified, recognized by a mob, and captured in East Los Angeles on August 31, 1985. What made Baker's reporting particularly notable was its focus on how Ramirez broke virtually every established rule of serial killer behavior: rather than targeting a specific demographic or adhering to a set modus operandi, the killer struck randomly across vast geographic distances in Los Angeles County, utilizing wildly varied methods of attack—ranging from gunshots and beatings to stabbings and home invasions—against victims spanning all ages, sexes, and backgrounds. By documenting how this erratic unpredictability confounded law enforcement profilers and severely heightened public fear, Baker captured a unique snapshot of a major metropolis paralyzed by fear, frozen in time right at the crucial turning point before the suspect's identity was exposed.