Born as Richard Benjamin Speck, on December 6, 1941 in Kirkwood, IL; he is known for murdering 8 female students who lived together on the south side of Chicago. But that wasn’t the beginning of his crimes. As we’ve seen with all other cases; this was escalated behavior. Prior to these murders, he had been responsible for other acts of violence against his family and others. Additionally, Speck was pretty good at escaping the police…until he wasn’t. His talent ran out in 1966, after his killing spree, when he was captured two days later. For this episode, I tried to stick to the dates and the facts that we knew about him/his criminal life. In part 2, we will delve more into our thoughts about his upbringing, his behavior, and his mental state whilst committing his crimes. So, join us tomorrow for Part 2 - where Brittany (from Where the Weird Things Are Podcast  and I will do a deep dive discussion about the case, the people involved, our thoughts regarding nature vs nurture, and much more. If you are interested in ad-free and extra episodes as well as merch and other swag; think about joining our Patreon at Patreon.com/NVNpodcast for as little as $1 per month! REMEMBER: We will be in Austin, TX for the True Crime and Paranormal Podcast Festival August 25-27, 2023. You still have time to buy your tickets! Visit https://truecrimepodcastfestival.com and use promo code NATURE to get 15% off your tickets! Check out our website for sources and more - at www.naturevsnarcissism.com Until next time; stay inside, stay alive.

Richard Speck (Part 1)

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