Richard Ramirez – B-cell lymphoma

Richard Ramirez became infamous as a serial killer and was infamously called “Night Stalker,” “Walk-in Killer,” or “Valley Intruder” after killing around 13 people between the years 1984 and 1985.

Although most of Ramirez’s early crimes in the late ’70s and early ’80s were mostly because of theft and drug possession, it soon escalated into gruesome violence. For months, Ramirez would stalk and murder both men and women in California, making people feel scared and fear for their lives. In 1989, he was convicted of 13 murders and other heinous crimes; eventually, Ramirez died in his cell from complications of lymphatic disease.

Pop Smoke – Home Invasion Shooting

Born Bashar Barakah Jackson, Pop Smoke lost his life to a home invasion incident in February 2020. Four hooded men broke into the Hollywood Hills mansion that Jackon was renting from Teddi Mellencamp (The Real Housewives). The LAPD concluded that his death wasn’t gang-related but as a result of a home invasion gone wrong. 

He had a series of posthumous releases that peaked on the charts, including Dior off of his unfinished debut album. Rapper 50 Cent decided to finish producing Jackson’s album, and it achieved commercial success upon its release in July 2020.