Richard Speck
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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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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Richard
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Kirkwood
- Place of death
- Joliet
- Occupation
- criminal
- Number of children
- 1
- Convicted of
- murder
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- date of birth
- 1941-12-06
- date of death
- 1991-12-05
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- penalty
- capital punishment
- manner of death
- natural causes
- end of work period
- 1966-07-14
- start of work period
- 1966-07-13
- place of detention
- Stateville Correctional Center
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