On the night of July 13, 1966, 25-year-old career criminal Richard Speck broke into the townhouse for student nurses at the South Chicago Community Hospital with the intention of committing a routine burglary.
![The exterior of the house where Richard Speck murdered eight nurses](https://truecrimemag.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/speck-crime-scene-1.webp)
Upon entering the residence, Speck encountered nine young women, all of whom he tied up at gunpoint using strips torn from bedsheets.
![Cloth bindings found at the murder scene](https://truecrimemag.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/speck-crime-scene-2.webp)
Speck assured the girls that he was only going to rob them; however, his initial plan soon took a dark turn.
![Bloodsoaked room Richard Speck murdered eight nurses in](https://truecrimemag.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/speck-crime-scene-3-scaled-1.webp)
After robbing the nurses, Speck took them into separate rooms, killing them one by one.
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