The Lipstick Killer: William Heirens Pt. 1
Serial Killers & Murderous Minds
Crime House
4.5 • 713 Ratings
🗓️ 20 January 2025
⏱️ 46 minutes
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Summary
Known as the "Lipstick Killer" for the haunting message he left at one of his crime scenes, teenage serial killer William Heirens struck fear into the city of Chicago during the 1940s. Despite a troubled childhood, no one suspected Heirens of being a ruthless murderer, making his case even more chilling. Follow us on Instagram and TikTok @crimehouse for more true crime content.
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| 0:12.8 | Every Wednesday, Morgan and Kalin dig into the world's most notorious crimes, clue by clue, from serial killers to shocking murders. |
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| 0:49.4 | According to the FBI, |
| 0:51.6 | more than 3,000 burglaries are committed in the U.S. every day. |
| 0:56.5 | That's one every 26 seconds. |
| 0:59.8 | Most occur in the daytime, usually by entering an open window. |
| 1:03.5 | But not every burglar enters a home searching for financial gain. |
| 1:07.8 | In fact, there's a subgroup of home invaders that psychologists call |
| 1:12.1 | sexual burglars who become aroused by the process of breaking and entering. That was the case |
| 1:19.0 | with William Hyrens. When he was just a kid, he started burglarizing people's homes in order to |
| 1:25.0 | sexually satisfy himself. But it wasn't long before his break-ins escalated to murder. |
| 1:32.3 | The human mind is fascinating. |
| 1:45.0 | It controls how we think, how we feel, how we love, and how we hate. |
| 1:50.0 | And sometimes the mind drives us to do something truly unspeakable. |
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