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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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Apr 2, 2014 · In 1966, Richard Speck committed one of the most horrifying mass murders in American history when he brutalized and killed eight student nurses living on Chicago's South...
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.
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.
Jun 14, 2016 · The Chicago Tribune publishes a story and photos of the eight young nurses who were killed by Richard Speck in a Chicago townhouse in 1966. The story focuses on their lives, not their deaths, and features the memories and photos of their families and friends.
Richard Franklin Speck (December 6, 1941–December 5, 1991) was a mass murderer who systematically killed eight student nurses from South Chicago Community Hospital on July 14, 1966. Speck was born in Kirkwood, Illinois. He was the seventh of eight children and raised in a religious family.
