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Richard Speck
December 6, 1941 – December 5, 1991
American mass murderer (1941–1991)
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Richard Benjamin Speck was an American mass murderer who killed eight student nurses in their South Deering, Chicago, residence by stabbing, strangling, slashing their throats, or a combination of the three on the night of July 13–14, 1966. Speck also raped one victim before killing her. A ninth potential victim, student nurse Corazon Amurao, survived by hiding beneath a bed.
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- Birthday · December 6
- Anniversary · December 5
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