The J. Burden Show Richard Ramirez and the So-Called 'Satanic Panic' w/ Thomas777: The J. Burden Show Ep. 376
Nov 25, 2025
In this discussion, Thomas777, a commentator specializing in occultism and true crime, provides an in-depth analysis of Richard Ramirez within the violent context of 1980s California. He explores the connection between Ramirez and other notorious figures, such as the Zodiac killer. Delving into psychopathy, Thomas777 critiques Cleckley’s model and introduces a modular view of the mind. He also examines the role of cultural symbols and potential demonic influences in triggering violence, along with insights on the societal decay that fostered such acts.
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Serial Violence As A Broader Epidemic
- Richard Ramirez's attacks fit a wider 1970s–80s pattern of emergent stranger homicides and serial violence in the U.S..
- This wave challenged prevailing clinical models of psychopathy and sociological assumptions about murder.
Cleckley’s Model Didn’t Fit Many Killers
- Hervey Cleckley's Mask Of Sanity framed mid-century psychopathy as a 'perfect mimic' lacking inner personality, but many serial offenders didn't match that model.
- Thomas777 argues modularity of mind better describes killers like Ramirez than Cleckley's monolithic psychopath concept.
Quantico Investigated Occult Motivations
- Law enforcement took occult and cult motivations seriously and trained behavioral teams to study ritualized violence and symbolic triggers.
- Quantico researchers tried to code variables predicting when regressive, atavistic behaviors would appear in modern societies.
