Joaquin Rams

Joaquin Shadow Rams Sr. (born John Anthony Ramirez; 1972) is an American murderer and suspected serial killer. Convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment for the drowning death of his 15-month-old son Prince in October 2012, he is additionally suspected in the deaths of his ex-girlfriend and mother, as in all of these cases, he had taken out insurance policies with large sums on the victims.

Early life Little is known about Rams' early years and upbringing. Born John Anthony Ramirez in 1972, in New York now living in Manassas, Virginia, he was the third child of Alma Collins, who had had 2 other sons in New York. According to 2nd older half-brother, Joseph Velez, Joaquin's violent tendencies showed at just three years of age, when he hit him on the head with a hammer while faking a request for a kiss. Prior to his arrest for his son's death, Rams had several run-ins with the law, among them for running an online pornography business and an alleged rape of a 19-year-old woman in 2012, which he claimed was consensual, although the woman - Lara McLeod - claimed otherwise. The two stuck together until July 2011, shortly after their son Prince was born, upon which Hera left him. She was granted sole custody of Prince in March 2012, but the Montgomery County court still allowed supervised visits with a retired police officer for Rams, despite McLeod's objections. something Prince was known to suffer from. After failing to resuscitate him for 40 minutes, the child was taken to Inova Fairfax Hospital, where he died the next day. In exchange for waiving his right to a jury trial, Rams was spared a death sentence and instead received a life sentence without parole.