Richard Speck Criminal

Richard Benjamin Speck (December 6, 1941 – December 5, 1991) was an American mass murderer who systematically tortured, raped, and murdered eight student nurses from South Chicago Community Hospital on July 14, 1966.He was sentenced to death, but that sentence was later overturned due to issues with jury selection at his trial. Speck died of a heart attack after 25 years in prison. In 1996, video tapes featuring Speck were shown before the Illinois state legislature to highlight some of the illegal activity that took place in prisons.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)Richard Franklin Lindbergh
Birth dateDecember 06, 1941
Birth place
Kirkwood Illinois
Date of deathDecember 05, 1991
Place of death
Joliet Illinois

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External resources

  1. http://www.amazon.com/Born-Raise-Hell-Untold-Richard/dp/B000NPTRHO
  2. http://www.carpenoctem.tv/killers/speck.html
  3. http://www.crimeandjustice.us/forums/lofiversion/index.php?t9041.html
  4. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=7055535
  5. http://www.handwriting.org/main/samples/rspeck.htm
  6. http://www.trutv.com/library/crime/serial_killers/predators/speck/index_1.html
  7. https://archive.org/details/PhantasmagoriaTheater-NakedMassacre1976745