Richard Speck
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Richard Speck was an American mass murderer infamous for the 1966 killings of eight student nurses in Chicago.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American criminal
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human ⓘ mass murderer ⓘ |
| arrestDate | 1966-07-17 ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Graceland Cemetery, Chicago (unmarked grave) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart attack ⓘ |
| convictedOf | murder ⓘ |
| convictionDate | 1967-04-15 ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| crimeCommitted |
kidnapping
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murder ⓘ rape ⓘ |
| criminalPenaltyJurisdiction | State of Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1941-12-06 ⓘ |
| dateOfCrime | 1966-07-13 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1991-12-05 ⓘ |
| ethnicity | white American ⓘ |
| familyName | Speck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Richard Benjamin Speck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Richard ⓘ |
| knownFor | mass murder of student nurses ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| mediaDepiction |
subject of books about the 1966 Chicago nurse murders
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subject of television documentaries on American serial and mass killers ⓘ |
| methodOfSuicideAttempt | self-inflicted arm lacerations ⓘ |
| notableEvent | 1967 trial in Peoria, Illinois ⓘ |
| notableFor | 1966 murders of eight student nurses in Chicago ⓘ |
| numberOfMurderCounts | 8 ⓘ |
| numberOfVictims | 8 ⓘ |
| occupation | laborer ⓘ |
| originalSentence | death ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Kirkwood, Illinois, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfCrime | Chicago, Illinois, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Silver Cross Hospital, Joliet, Illinois, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDetention | Illinois Department of Corrections NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| prison | Stateville Correctional Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForSentenceModification | U.S. Supreme Court ruling on capital punishment procedures ⓘ |
| sentenceModifiedTo | 400 to 1,200 years imprisonment ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| stateOfCrime | Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| survivingWitness | Corazon Amurao NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| victim |
Gloria Davy
NERFINISHED
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Mary Ann Jordan NERFINISHED ⓘ Merlita Gargullo NERFINISHED ⓘ Nina Jo Schmale NERFINISHED ⓘ Pamela Wilkening NERFINISHED ⓘ Patricia Matusek NERFINISHED ⓘ Suzanne Farris NERFINISHED ⓘ Valentina Pasion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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