Richard Speck
Richard Franklin Speck (December 6, 1941 – December 5, 1991) was a mass murderer who systematically tortured, raped, and murdered eight student nurses from South Chicago Community Hospital on July 14, 1966.
Read more about Richard Speck: The Murders, Pre-trial, Confessions, Trial, False Reports That Speck Was XYY, Death Penalty Reversal, Life in Prison, Death, Autopsy, and Funeral
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