July 13, 1966 was a scorching summer day in Chicago. As night fell, the residents of 2319 East 100 Street

turned in for the evening, desperately seeking relief from the heat. Around 10.30 p.m., Corazon Amaro, a young nursing student,

walked into the upstairs bedroom that she shared with her roommate, Merlita.

She locked the door behind her and got ready for bed, climbed up on the top bunk, and laid down.

About a half an hour later, they heard four soft knocks on the door.

She opened it, expecting to see one of the housemates.

But instead, a strange man stood on the other

side, a tall man with combed back hair and a badly pockmarked face. He was dressed in all black,

and in his right hand, he held a gun. In today's part one episode, we're talking about

Richard Speck, one of the most infamous mass murderers in American history.

Hi, welcome to 10-minute murder. brief and bingeable true crime. My name is Joe, I'm the host,

and I really appreciate you joining today. The story that you're going to hear today was a

suggestion that was emailed to me, and instead of making one short episode that would

maybe only scratch the surface of

Richard Speck, a killer that I personally had never heard of before. I don't know how I'd

never heard of this one, but I decided to make it in a couple of parts so that you, like I did,

can get a good look at his life and crimes that led up to the hot summer day in 1966,

where he killed eight nursing students.

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