Causes of bacterial meningitis: Three types of bacteria are the most common causes of meningitis in all age groups except newborns: 1  Streptococcus pneumonia (causing pneumococcal meningitis) 2  Neisseria meningitidis (causing meningococcal meningitis) 3  Haemophilus influenza type b (Hib)
On September 20, 1989, Richard Ramirez was found guilty on 43 counts in Los Angeles County, including 13 murders, and charges including burglary, sodomy, and rape. He was sentenced to death on each count of murder. During the sentencing stage, it was reported that Ramirez did not want his attorneys to beg for his life.
San Quentin State Prison spokesman Lt. Sam Robinson confirmed Ramirez's death Friday. Ramirez was sent to San Quentin's death row in 1989 after he was convicted of 13 murders, five attempted murders, 11 sexual assaults and 14 burglaries during a yearlong spree in 1984 and 1985.