Breo & Martin (1993), pp. It was not the first time that year Speck had committed a violent crime. Use the links under See more to quickly search for other people with the same last name in the same cemetery, city, county, etc. There was an error deleting this problem. Mr. Speck, whose wife divorced him a year before the murders, is survived by a son, Robbie Lynn Speck of Dallas. It went on to note an obsessive-compulsive personality and a "Madonna-prostitute" attitude towards women. The boy took his fathers death hard, regressing to eating crayons and attention-seeking behaviors. He was tried and found guilty of the murder and sentenced to 40 years in prison in 2015. he also has another open case of attempted murder against him. He had instead left town. Flowers added to the memorial appear on the bottom of the memorial or here on the Flowers tab. She-hes in prison is nothing new, and werent in the late eighties when Speck was transitioning either. He has six siblings, Brandon Durand, Brittney Jones, *Authors Note: Some readers have expressed concern about the use of the word petty crime in relation to Specks criminal act of indecent exposure. Despite being survived by a wife, Shirley Annette Malone, who he married after a three-week courtship when she was 15 in 1961 and divorced four years later, a daughter, Robbie Lynn, and by seven brothers and siblings, nobody claimed his cremated ashes. //Get the selected text and append the extra info [59][60] Speck later died in the early morning hours of December 5, of what was believed to be a heart attack, one day shy of what would have been his 50th birthday. or don't show this againI am good at figuring things out. Although Speck appears to be enjoying himself in prison videos, it is most likely that he was pretending. The act started a chain of events that Speck found impossible to stop, said one official. [15], Speck's jury trial began April 3, 1967, in Peoria, Illinois, three hours southwest of Chicago, with a gag order on the press. Theo Bhat started acting when he first appeared in In the Dark. Have you spotted an error or omission? He then killed them by strangling them with a ligature or stabbing 3.Richard Speck - Video, Tattoo & Daughter - Biography Speck was born in Kirkwood, Illinois. They said there was blood all over the place. I'm sorry as hell. [4], While awaiting trial, Speck participated in twice-weekly sessions with part-time Cook County Jail psychiatrist, Dr. Marvin Ziporyn. Speck was arrested again on January 9, 1965. He was also in jail for many more petty offenses during the marriage, including theft, check fraud and aggravated assault. "[17] To punish Shirley Speck for these perceived slights, Richard Speck would routinely kiss and fondle women in a car in front of the house. Speck never expressed remorse for his victims. [4], On March 5, 1966, Speck bought a 12-year-old car then robbed a grocery store the following evening, stealing 70 cartons of cigarettes, which he then sold out of the trunk of his car in the grocery store's parking lot. Though she escaped, Speck was arrested and given a 16-month sentence. Speck did not have enough money for a rooming house, so he dropped his bags off six blocks east at the Manor Shell filling station at 9954 S. Torrence Ave. and slept in an unfinished house just off E. 103rd St.[4][6], On Wednesday, July 13, Speck picked up his bags and checked in at the NMU hiring hall. In October 1961, Speck met 15-year-old Shirley Annette Malone at the Texas State Fair. Richard Speck is the first recognized name. The police, however, did not respond to the call although their records showed the call had been made. As manager of this memorial you can add or update the memorial using the Edit button below. Among his survivors are a brother, William of Monmouth, and a sister, Carolyn Wilson, last known to be living in Dallas. December 19, 2022 . Mr. Speck had been taken to the hospital after suffering chest pains on Wednesday night at the nearby Stateville Correctional Center, where he was serving eight consecutive. Afro-Caribbean BT worker wins 20,000 after she was 'humiliated' by her manager who joked that she could be Ex-Barclays boss Jes Staley faces NEW claims that he 'personally observed' Jeffrey Epstein abusing young Laura Kenny is pregnant! [4], Speck had frequented Frank's Place, and the empty hog house was one of several he had helped build in the preceding month, so Monmouth police briefly questioned him about Pierce's death when he showed up to collect his final carpentry paycheck on April 15 and asked him to stay in town for further questioning. Speck is also the sole suspect in the April 13, 1966 beating death of local barmaid Mary Kay Pierce. A system error has occurred. Stacy Tremayne Chism and his family got in the spotlight in 2013 after his son Philip Chism raped and killed his math teacher, Collen Ritzer. One he started, one he went down that road, it was apparently difficult for him to turn back,' said William Nellis, Speck's prosecutor. Speck challenged, then walked over to a spinning fan and threw the small bird in. [18], In December 1965 and March 1966, Nature and The Lancet published findings by British cytogeneticist Patricia Jacobs and colleagues of a chromosome survey of patients at Scotland's only security hospital for the developmentally disabled. document.addEventListener('copy', addLink); Translation on Find a Grave is an ongoing project. Specks one true confidante was his psychiatrist. Horrified, the guard said, 'I thought you liked that bird.' Columbia Pictures / Revolution Studios / RKO Pictures / Cubevision: Steve Carr (director); Hank Nelken (screenplay); Ice Cube, Nia Long, John C. McGinley, Aleisha Allen, Philip Daniel Bolden, Tahj Mowry, Dan Joffre, Pedro Miguel Arce, Linda Kash . She and Lindberg had met during a train ride to Chicago. 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Georgia to the present", "New law makes Speck eligible for parole in 1977", "Plan study of new code; 1977 parole for Speck doubted", "Speck waives hearing on parole with fiery note", "Parole denied to Speck; next hearing set for 1981", "Board refuses parole for mass-killer Speck", "Killer's Prison Video Sparks Illinois Lawmakers' Outrage", "MASS MURDERER DIES IN PRISON RICHARD SPECK, WHO KILLED 8 NURSES IN 1966, SUFFERS HEART ATTACK", "The Times-News - Google News Archive Search", "Speck's death puts era to rest. newdiv.style.position = 'absolute'; He and his sister Carolyn (b. [35][36][37] It also identified Speck as a "classic example" of an "XYY criminal" and citing Telfer and Getty as sources, predicted that XYY syndrome would form the crux of his insanity defense. You may not upload any more photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 20 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 5 photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 30 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 15 photos to this memorial. After rounding up eight women, he systematically raped and strangled the victims. //hide the newly created container When asked why, Speck shrugged and jokingly said: "It just wasn't their night." 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His father worked as a packer at Western Stoneware in Monmouth having previously worked as a farmer and logger. To evade further police questioning, Speck skipped town and found work on a ship. He bound all nine women with strips of bed sheets. He was sentenced to die by electric chair. US Brownsburg, Indiana. Men with erectile dysfunction who take Viagra are 25% less likely to Do not sell or share my personal information. } Try again later. Remove advertising from a memorial by sponsoring it for just $5. All my friends are dead. He was 49 years old. His troubles with the law didn't end there. newdiv.innerHTML = copytext; Richard Wilbourn 9188652798. [4], Speck found work immediately after obtaining the letter of authority, joining the 33-member crew of Inland Steel's Clarence B. Randall, an L6-S-B1 class bulk ore lake freighter, on April 30. Lindberg was a traveling insurance salesman from Texas, with a 25-year criminal record that ranged from forgery to several DUIs. 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