Richard Speck was an infamous American criminal who committed one of the most horrifying mass murders in history.
On the night of July 13-14, 1966, Speck broke into a townhouse in South Deering, Chicago, a residence for student nurses.
He systematically tortured, raped, and murdered eight nurses in a brutal spree that shocked the nation.
Speck was arrested a few days later when a doctor recognized his description in the newspaper.
He was charged with eight counts of murder. In April 1967, he was found guilty on all counts and sentenced to death.
However, Richard’s sentence was later commuted to 50 to 150 years in prison when the Supreme Court invalidated the death penalty statutes in 1972.
Speck spent the rest of his life in prison and died of a heart attack on December 5, 1991.
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