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According to The Crime Mag, Richard Ramirez did injustice to his own oral hygiene from a very early age. He apparently had a diet heavy on soft drinks and sugary foods, and wasn't one to brush his teeth too often. "He'd never brush his teeth," said Ray Garcia, who knew Ramirez growing up. "I used to tell him to close his mouth or brush his teeth." Ramirez's tooth-destroying breakfast of champions? Sugar-coated cereal washed down with an ice-cold Coca-Cola. On top of these poor habits, he added a heavy cocaine addiction as an adult, and this caused several of them to fall out. Forensic dentists who testified at his trial found that nine of his teeth showed signs of decay, and many others simply weren't there anymore.

Women's Health reported that some of his victims who survived his attacks said they specifically remembered his terrible teeth from their horrific ordeals, and this helped prosecutors ultimately secure a conviction. Although his father attempted to provide an alibi for Ramirez, saying that he was in his hometown of El Paso, Texas, during the time some of the murders were committed, a California dentist was able to prove him wrong. Ramirez had gotten some dental work done during the month his father had said he was at home, showing that he was in Los Angeles and responsible for the heinous crimes for which he'd been charged.

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