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Mar 2017
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Murder Methods - Mass Murder: Richard Sp...

Esther Ludlow
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On a hot July night in 1966, terror descended upon a quiet Chicago townhouse. Eight young student nurses were brutally murdered—one by one—at the hands of a cold-blooded killer. By morning, only one survivor remained to tell the harrowing tale. This is the case of Richard Speck, a drifter with a violent past who committed one of the most shocking mass murder ... Show More
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