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Richard Ramirez' niece Rosie offers interesting insight into the early life of this serial

She survived a serial killer, but not in the way you think. Rosie Juarez survived sexual abuse at the hands of her uncle, Richard Ramirez. He was her tio, but more like an older brother, only 10 years older than her. But his abuse of her started at an early age, long before his murders. Rosie talks about that and so much more in this fresh interview on the Santana True Crime series. I was frankly riveted by every friggin' word. From my research into serial killers, I have come to know and love a few different survivors. Natasha, Margie, Zelda, "Cynthia." Even Michael and Scott, who survived abuse at the same inner-city home for boys where convicted Detroit serial Benjamin ("Tony") Atkins spent two years as a child in the 1970s. The story of each one of these survivors has been riveting to me. Their stories have been life-changing, powerful and inspiring. Rosie's own story is the same way, especially in the last 15 minutes or so of this interview. She offers...

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