The Killing Spree of Richard Speck Essay - 836 Words

The Killing Spree of Richard Speck Throughout the twentieth century, there have been many mass/serial killers. One killer who may be over-shadowed by the likes of Ted Bundy or Paul Bernardo, is Richard Speck. To some, Speck may be considered a lightweight in the mass murder world but to his victims and their families, he is a man of sub-human character. To prove his poor character, on that frightful night, while he was raping one of his victims he calmly said to her, Would you mind putting your legs on my back?(www.flashback.net/~slayer/speck.htm). Richard Speck was no stranger to violence. Before the frightful night of July 13, 1966, Speck was no stranger to violence. He was suspected in a number of other murders but was never†¦show more content†¦Frustrated and inebriated, Speck led the women into other rooms of the house where he proceeded stab and strangle each one. His final victim was raped before she was murdered. There was however one survivor, that being a woman who managed to hide beneath a bed, out of Specks murderous vision. After the one surviving nurse sought help, a massive manhunt began searching for Speck. The police spread out and believed that only someone who knew the area well could be in involved, since the townhouse in which the nurses lived, was not highly visible. The police searched high and low but did not turn up any hard leads. Meanwhile, Speck continued his binge with alcohol that night and ended up at a bar called the Soko-Grad. There with William Kirkland (a man he met at a previous bar), Speck heard that there was survivor from the massacre. Speck then turned to Kirkland and said, it must have been some dirty m-----f----- that done it(http://va.crimelibrary.com/serials/speck/speckmanhunt.htm). Still playing it cool, three plain clothed officers entered the bar, which Speck was in, asking questions about a tall blonde haired man. While questioning bar patrons, Speck left out the side door and got into a cab. Time passed and Speck knew that the police were on to him. Wanting out, he sl ashed his wrists with a wine bottle and was taken to Cook County Hospital where a nurse tending to his wounds, noticed his tattoo which read Born to Raise Hell, madeShow MoreRelatedThe Twisted Mind of a Serial Killer2301 Words   |  10 Pages sadistic fulfillment, childhood abuse, and genetics. The Federal Bureau of Investigation defines a serial murder as the killing of several victims in ten or more separate incidents over an extended period of time (Dietz 483). Serial murderers are often classified into specific categories. One category is motive; motive killers are sexually sadistic killers or spree killers. The psychology of the killer is another category used to characterize these criminals. These types of killers are classifiedRead MoreEssay on The Mind of a Serial Killer2293 Words   |  10 Pagessadistic fulfillment, childhood abuse, and genetics.   Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  The Federal Bureau of Investigation defines a serial murder as the killing of several victims in ten or more separate incidents over an extended period of time (Dietz 483). Serial murderers are often classified into specific categories. One category is motive; motive killers are sexually sadistic killers or spree killers. The psychology of the killer is another category used to characterize these criminals. These types of killers are classified