Ep. 188: Richard Speck

In 1966, eight young nurses were murdered in one of Chicago's first, and most horrific mass killings. 25 year-old Richard Speck was arrested, but claimed no memory of the crime. This week, Hannah tells Katy the story of what followed: the trial, the various psychiatric sessions, and the verdict. And the girls talk mental health, head injuries, ethics, and more. This is truly one right up our alley in terms of looking at how mental health awareness plays such an important role in everything, and how being aware and providing resources can impact so many things.

So grab your wine, and join us for this True Crime special.

Content Warnings: sexual assault, mature topics, graphic topics, suicide.

Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Speck
https://archive.org/details/borntoraisehellu00altm/page/44/mode/2up?view=theater
https://allthatsinteresting.com/richard-speck
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-richard-speck-chicago-mass-murder-victims-20200815-ofyebzxw5jgxrloxvxe4xmezwq-story.html
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5619208/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
https://archive.org/details/americanbeat00gree/page/62/mode/2up?view=theater