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Richard Speck

1941 - 1991

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Richard Benjamin Speck (December 6, 1941 – December 5, 1991) was an American mass murderer who killed eight student nurses in their South Deering, Chicago, residence via 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. Convicted of all eight murders on April 15, 1967, Speck was sentenced to death. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Richard Speck is the 211th most popular extremist (down from 195th in 2019), the 6,113th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,966th in 2019) and the 74th most popular American Extremist.

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Among extremists, Richard Speck ranks 211 out of 283. Before him are Brigitte Mohnhaupt, Robert Ford, Stanley Williams, Ibn al-Khattab, Stand Watie, and Ahmed Jabari. After him are Luis Posada Carriles, Dick Turpin, Mary Ann Cotton, Ernst Zündel, Yoo Young-chul, and Robert Berdella.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, Richard Speck ranks 350. Before him are Michael Berry, Alla Kushnir, John Henry Schwarz, Iván Menczel, Peter Ducke, and Pola Raksa. After him are Pepetela, Stephen J. Cannell, Ibrahim Babangida, Abel Matutes, Rosa Maria Sardà, and Kaspar Villiger. Among people deceased in 1991, Richard Speck ranks 145. Before him are Frank H. Netter, Domingo Tarasconi, Luis Miró, Yusuf Idris, Vasco Pratolini, and Johnny Thunders. After him are John McIntire, Tamara Khanum, Viviane Romance, Károly Bartha, Ellen Braumüller, and Gene Clark.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Richard Speck ranks 6,113 out of 20,380. Before him are Clyde Tolson (1900), John Warnock (1940), Mark St. John (1956), Glenn Danzig (1955), Johnny Thunders (1952), and Michael Kahn (1935). After him are Jason Robards Sr. (1892), Evelyn Fox Keller (1936), James Thurber (1894), William Daniels (1927), Matthew Lillard (1970), and John McIntire (1907).

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Among EXTREMISTS In United States

Among extremists born in United States, Richard Speck ranks 74. Before him are John Wesley Hardin (1853), Charles Starkweather (1938), Jane Toppan (1854), Robert Ford (1862), Stanley Williams (1953), and Stand Watie (1806). After him are Robert Berdella (1949), William Bonin (1947), Mildred Gillars (1900), Frank James (1843), Christopher Scarver (1969), and Ottis Toole (1947).

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