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Apr 26, 2022 · After he was arrested in 1985, Richard Ramirez decided to turn his life around — dentally speaking, at least. Maybe he thought a new set of pearly whites would help his case, or maybe it was the fact that the state would foot the bill, but he finally got his teeth fixed up behind bars.
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Between June 1984 and August 1985, Richard Ramirezterrorized communities in northern and southern California. He abducted and abused children, broke into homes, and killed, raped, and tortured his victims. Unlike other killers, who might target a particular type of person or area, Ramirez was chillingly indiscriminate. He attacked men and women, th...
Richard Ramirez’s teeth left an impression. As a child, he’d started his days with sugary cereal and coca-cola; as an adult, he became heavily addicted to cocaine. His teeth bore the burden of both bad habits, and they had begun to rot and fall out. And his victims remembered them. After Ramirez broke into her house, attacked her, and killed her hu...
At the Night Stalker’s trial, much was made about Richard Ramirez’s teeth. Dentists testified that nine of his teeth were decayed and that he was missing teeth from both his upper and lower gums. Multiple witnesses also described Ramirez’s teeth. One, Ester Petschar, who’d seen Ramirez buying an AC/DC hat later left at a crime scene, said he had “h...
Given how much attention prosecutors placed on Richard Ramirez’s teeth during his trial, it’s perhaps not surprising that Ramirez decided to fix his teeth while behind bars. He promptly enlisted the help of a prison dentist named Dr. Alfred Otero, who performed a root canal, gave him filings, and treated his nine rotten teeth. But Otero couldn’t do...
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Feb 7, 2019 · Serial killer Richard Ramirez, otherwise known as 'The Night Stalker,' terrorized California in the mid-1980s with a series of rapes and murders. A number of women who survived his attacks mentioned his rotten teeth, among other details, helping police create a profile of the suspect.
Ramirez’s teeth left a significant impression on his victims, with one victim reportedly describing the “Night Stalker” as having “stained and crooked teeth.” Lillian Doi, a 56-year-old woman who was attacked and raped by Ramirez in May 1985, told the police that her attacker had bad teeth.
Jan 22, 2021 · Netflix’s Night Stalker: The Hunt for a Serial Killer shows Richard Ramirez's 1985 killing spree. He was often identified by his bad and missing teeth.
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Feb 10, 2021 · Richard Ramirez was a serial killer whose story is being told in Netflix's docuseries 'Night Stalker.' Here's how his teeth led to his arrest and conviction.
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Jan 12, 2021 · As California investigators hunted for the so-called “night stalker” in the mid-1980s, many elements and clues led to the eventual capture of Richard Ramirez — but it was the serial killer’s teeth that stood out as one of the more jarring details in the manhunt.
