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Richard Benjamin Speck (December 6, 1941 – December 5, 1991) was an American mass murderer who killed eight student nurses in their South Deering, Chicago, residence via stabbing, strangling, slashing their throats, or a combination of the three on the night of July 13–14, 1966.
Jan 17, 2022 · Learn about the shocking true story of Richard Speck, one of the most fiendish mass murderers in American history. He broke into a dormitory for student nurses in Chicago and raped, tortured, and killed eight women in a single night.
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May 7, 2024 · Richard Speck (born December 6, 1941, Kirkwood, Illinois, U.S.—died December 5, 1991, Joliet) was an American mass murderer known for killing eight female nursing students in a Chicago town house in 1966.
Apr 2, 2014 · Learn about Richard Speck, who murdered eight student nurses in Chicago in 1966, and his previous crimes and escape attempts. Find out how he was captured, tried and imprisoned until his death in 1991.
- Nina Jo Schmale. Nina was 19 when she announced to her family, “I’m going to nursing school.” It was the early 1960s, before the flowering of the women’s liberation movement, an era when it wasn’t assumed that women would leave the house to work, and those who did had few choices.
- Patricia Ann Matusek. Often after a day of classes at Fenger High School, Pat Matusek walked to Roseland Community Hospital to see her cousin Tommy. She was 14.
- Pamela Lee Wilkening. A few days before she died, Pam called her mother to say she couldn’t come visit that weekend. Her graduation from nursing school was less than a month away, exams were coming up and she needed to stay at her townhouse in the city to study.
- Mary Ann Jordan. Mary Ann Jordan grew up hearing her father’s tales of her Irish grandmother, Grace. In the early 1900s, Grace Jordan was a high-ranking surgical nurse at the University of Michigan, and the stories of her accomplishments made Mary Ann think she could be a nurse too.
Jul 13, 2023 · Learn about the life, crimes, and trial of Richard Speck, who killed eight nurses in a South Side townhome in 1966. Find out how he became the first person to be sentenced to death in Illinois and how his case sparked a national debate on the death penalty.
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Jul 13, 2016 · The intruder’s name was Richard Speck and for five hours he systematically tortured and murdered eight women, raping at least one of them.
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