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Hey, true crime friends! This week I’m discussing a serialkiller who inspired an episode of American Horror Story- Richard Speck.
Born in Illinois in 1941 to religious parents, Richard’s lifetook a turn early on leading to alcohol addiction and violence towards women. He would become one of the early mass murderers in American history when he murdered eight nursing students.
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Sources:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Speck
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Richard-Speck
https://www.biography.com/crime/richard-speck
https://www.chicagohistory.org/first-mass-murderer-richard-speck/
https://murderpedia.org/male.S/s/speck-richard.htm
https://allthatsinteresting.com/richard-speck
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