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On May 10, 1950, three years after the death of his father, his mother Mary married Carl August Rudolph Lindberg in Palo Pinto, Texas. On July 13, 1966, Speck followed a middle-aged woman as she bar-hopped, unaware of the stalker. Edit a memorial you manage or suggest changes to the memorial manager. Photos larger than 8Mb will be reduced. Speck had forged and cashed a co-worker's $44 paycheck and also robbed a grocery store for cigarettes, beer, and $3 in cash. Speck was cremated, and his ashes were scattered in a secret location in the Joliet area.[61]. Make sure that the file is a photo. This memorial page is dedicated for family, friends and future generations to celebrate the life of their loved one. They said there was blood all over the place. . Bill Martin, the state's attorney who headed the Speck prosecution, said the impact of the murders was profound. Speck was born in Kirkwood, Illinois. One he started, one he went down that road, it was apparently difficult for him to turn back,' said William Nellis, Speck's prosecutor. He and his sister Carolyn (b. [26] After Speck's conviction and death sentence were upheld by the Illinois Supreme Court later that year[44] and the appeals process moved to the Federal court system,[45] articles continued to appear in the lay press reporting (or implying) that Speck's supposed XYY genotype would be invoked as a mitigating factor. The family moved frequently, living at 10 different addresses, usually in poor neighborhoods over the next 12 years. The little girl murdered as she clutched her father's hand: Dad was found 'cradling' his three-year-old 'Incel' killer's eight-minute reign of terror: Chilling footage shows Plymouth gunman Jake Davison wielding Pictured: Five-year-old girl knocked down and killed by a takeaway delivery driver as her devastated mother 'I've seen grittier performances in lost episodes of Crossroads': HENDRY DEEDES says Keir Starmer is Cut taxes now or the Tories will lose the next election, senior Conservative MPs tell Jeremy Hunt as Crowning jewel: Kim Kardashian buys Princess Diana's iconic amethyst-and-diamond cross necklace at auction Thrifty Kate strikes again! Despite being survived by a wife, Shirley Annette Malone, who he married after a three-week courtship when she was 15 in 1961 and divorced four years later, a daughter, Robbie Lynn, and by seven brothers and siblings, nobody claimed his cremated ashes. His daughter, Robbie Lynn Speck was born on July 5, 1962, while Speck was serving a 22-day jail sentence for disturbing the peace after a drunken melee in McKinney, Texas.[4]. When. [4], On April 3, Mrs. Virgil Harris, a 65-year-old resident of Monmouth, returned home at 1:00a.m. to find a burglar in her house brandishing a knife. Robbie Lynn Speck was born on July 5, 1962. Richard Benjamin Speck (December 6, 1941 - December 5, 1991) was an American mass murderer . If you notice a problem with the translation, please send a message to [emailprotected] and include a link to the page and details about the problem. He was later arrested and convicted of the murder of the student nurses. Speck took her to his room at the Shipyard Inn, raped her, and stole her black $16 mail-order .22 caliber Rhm pistol. Please complete the captcha to let us know you are a real person. In January 1966, Malone who had been separated from Speck filed for divorce. All photos uploaded successfully, click on the Done button to see the photos in the gallery. It is thought that Speck either lost count of his intended victims or didn't realise that an extra woman was sleeping in the rooms that night. He's currently serving a 40-year prison sentence. The night Robbie Lynns father killed the eight student nurses, he had been drinking and was high on drugs. He broke into the nurses townhouse in Chicago. cemeteries found in will be saved to your photo volunteer list. She-hes in prison is nothing new, and werent in the late eighties when Speck was transitioning either. The sponsor of a memorial may add an additional. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. Celebrating the life of Speck Funeral Home - Robbie Lynn Pryor. Speck loathed his stepfather who was often drunk, verbally abusive, and was frequently absent.[4]. Speck and his sister Carolyn stayed with their married sister Sara Thornton in Monmouth for a few months so Speck could finish second grade, before joining their mother and Lindberg in rural Santo, Texas, 40 miles (64km) west of Fort Worth, Texas, where Speck attended third grade. Speck had several scrapes with the law and served two sentences before the killings, one on a burglary charge. "[12] Speck confessed to the murders for the first time in public when he spoke to Chicago Tribune columnist Bob Greene in 1978. When Speck saw his pregnant teen wife looking on, he would laugh, reveling in her pain before driving off. Thank you for finding this story and publishing it. [56], In May 1996, Chicago television news anchor Bill Kurtis received video tapes made at Stateville Correctional Center in 1988 from an anonymous attorney. This memorial has been copied to your clipboard. Students and staff of one of the leading and largest higher education institutions in the UK are accusing the university of UK Scotland. Punishment for such infractions never stopped him. At one point, a guard told him pets weren't allowed. At the hospital, Speck was recognized by Dr. LeRoy Smith, a 25-year-old surgical resident physician, who had read about the "Born To Raise Hell" tattoo in a newspaper story. Add to your scrapbook. Ziporyn's biography of Speck was published in the summer of 1967. To evade further police questioning, Speck skipped town and found work on a ship. He dragged Pamela Wilkening into another room to rape her. She and Lindberg had met during a train ride to Chicago. When he arrived there, he found that his spot had already been taken, and he was driven back to the NMU hiring hall, which was then closed. Richard Benjamin Speck (December 6, 1941 December 5, 1991) was an American mass murderer who killed eight student nurses in their South Deering, Chicago, residence via stabbing, strangling, slashing their throats, or a combination of the three on the night of July 1314, 1966. I feel I will pass on the book, as I have no personal interest in prison life or in men with breasts, LOL, but each to her or his own. Robbies father was often involved in forgery and burglary, and for these, he was in and out of jail severally. Ms Amurao hid until 6am and then screamed for help from a bedroom window ledge, shouting, 'They're all dead. Travel chaos expected at the Port of Dover because FRENCH workers are taking part in a 'National Day of Bad news, men 'winter penis' might be real after all, doctors say. The police traced the car (which Speck had abandoned) and issued a warrant for his arrest for burglary on March 8. Martha had worked as a registered nurse in pediatrics before she was married, and her husband Gene worked nights as a railroad switchman. selection.selectAllChildren(newdiv); window.setTimeout(function () { The remarriage of Specks mother to Carl Lindberg three years later and the familys subsequent relocation to Dallas, Texas gave the resentful boy an excuse to rebel against his strict religious upbringing. She leaves behind to cherish her memory her 2 sons, Jonathan Hulce and Christopher Hulce both . Other known survivors include a brother, William Speck of Monmouth, Ill., and a sister, Carolyn Wilson of Dallas. Intervals of between twenty and thirty minutes elapsed between each murder. He justified his hatred by deciding that too many women were sexually easy, and deserved any foul treatment he might inflict. Moments later, three more students came in, and he also tied them. [28][29], After Getty contacted Telfer to discuss her findings and their possible relevance to his client, Telfer wrote a speculative piece for the British journal Think in which she mistakenly reported that Speck had an XYY karyotype. Mr. Speck had been taken to the hospital after suffering chest pains on Wednesday night at the nearby Stateville Correctional Center, where he was serving eight consecutive terms of 50 to 150 years each. Have you spotted an error or omission? Films that achieved wide-release status after initial release; Opening Title Production company Cast and crew Genre A P R I L 4: Are We Done Yet? The family moved to Monmouth, Illinois, shortly after Speck's birth. As manager of this memorial you can add or update the memorial using the Edit button below. [46][47], In a review article published in the Journal of Medical Genetics in December 1968, Michael Court Brown found no overrepresentation of XYY males in chromosome surveys of Scottish prisons and hospitals for the developmentally and mentally disabled, and suggested that any conclusions drawn from study populations composed solely of institutionalized males were likely distorted by selection bias. Victims' relatives, though", "A Crime to Remember: And Then There Was One", "Great Crimes and Trials of the Twentieth Century: Richard Speck", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Richard_Speck&oldid=1133619967, The story of the investigation of Townhouse Massacre, the arrest, and trial of Speck was featured in an episode of, This page was last edited on 14 January 2023, at 18:36. You may not upload any more photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 20 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 5 photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 30 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 15 photos to this memorial. If you are asking if I felt sorry, no.'. Searching for the forgotten heroes of World War Two. Debt-ridden couple killed their dog and then shot themselves dead with shotgun on the day they were due to Was it all for the cameras? The police were called, and Speck was finally arrested. Ziporyn also earned the ire of the Cook County Jail, which fired him as its part-time psychiatrist the week after Speck's trial ended. Include gps location with grave photos where possible. newdiv = document.createElement('div'); The Illinois Supreme Court subsequently upheld his conviction and death sentence on November 22, 1968. At age 20, Speck met 16-year-old Shirley Malone at a state fair. Quickly see who the memorial is for and when they lived and died and where they are buried. Nation gripped: In last night's episode of Mad Men, America's horror over the mass murder is recalled, with Sally Draper (left) and her step-grandmother Pauline [right] captivated by the gruesome story. Be the first to share your favorite memory, photo or story of Speck Funeral Home - Robbie. The comments below have not been moderated. Convicted of all eight murders on April 15, 1967, Speck was sentenced to death. Your Scrapbook is currently empty. To use this feature, use a newer browser. [18], In December 1965 and March 1966, Nature and The Lancet published findings by British cytogeneticist Patricia Jacobs and colleagues of a chromosome survey of patients at Scotland's only security hospital for the developmentally disabled. Celebration of Life Services for Mrs. Robin "Robbie" Lynn" Little Pryor, age 57, of Allons will be conducted 2 p.m., Saturday, September 19, 2020 from 502 East University Street, Livingston, TN 38570 Mrs. Robbie passed from this life on Monday morning, September 14, 2020 from her home in Allons. Speck was also diagnosed with organic brain syndrome, resulting from cerebral injuries he had suffered earlier in his life, and stated he was competent to stand trial but was insane at the time of the crime due to the effects of alcohol and drug use on his organic brain syndrome. The inmates did not kill Speck, because they preferred to use him sexually. He was 49 years old. [4], On Friday, July 8, 1966, Speck's brother-in-law Gene drove him to the NMU hiring hall to pick up his seaman's card and register for a berth on a ship. 'I can't have it?' [58], From behind the camera, a prisoner asked Speck if he had killed the nurses. Oops, something didn't work. To view a photo in more detail or edit captions for photos you added, click the photo to open the photo viewer. 'I did,' Speck replied. Enter your email address to subscribe to Women Are Human and receive notifications of new articles by email. Speck changed his name and maintained a low profile, but could feel law enforcement closing in. He repeated the eighth grade at J. L. Long Jr. High School, in part because of his fear of people staring at him and his subsequent refusal to speak in class. Speck fled town before he could be questioned by police and travelled to Chicago to borrow money from his sister Martha. Despite working, Richard Speck could get himself on the wrong side of the law, and at one point, he was serving a 22-day jail time for disturbing the peace. Later, young Sally Draper is particularly affected, reflecting the profound impact the murders had on America at the time. Amurao provided authorities with the information they needed to track down Speck, including a description of his Born to Raise Hell tattoo. All rights reserved. Robie was a part of the Job Corp in Oklahoma. [54] He was denied parole in seven minutes at his first parole hearing on September 15, 1976, and at six subsequent hearings in 1977, 1978, 1981, 1984, 1987, and 1990. Subsequent research failed to substantiate this observation as well. Speck's "final thought for the American people" was, "Just tell 'em to keep up their hatred for me. Ziporyn maintained Speck viewed women as saintly until he felt betrayed by them for some reason, after which hostility developed. The couple married on January 19, 1962, and initially moved in with his sister Carolyn and her husband. Speck, Lunsford, and another man had been drinking the evening of July 15 on the fire escape of the Starr Hotel at 617 W. Madison. When asked why, Speck shrugged and jokingly said: "It just wasn't their night." Try again later. Learn About Nicholas Kyle Hoffman. [62], Speck's sister feared that his grave would be desecrated, so he does not have an identified physical resting place. GREAT NEWS! He missed the birth of his daughter, Bobby Lynn, as he was behind bars at the time, serving a brief stint on charges of theft and check fraud. The title is first KNOWN man to transition in prison. Try again later. Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, TikTok, Images and more on IDCrawl - the leading free people search engine. [19][20][21] Jacobs' hypothesis, that men with XYY syndrome are more prone to aggressive and violent behavior than males with the normal XY karyotype, was later shown to be incorrect. Lindberg was a traveling insurance salesman from Texas, with a 25-year criminal record that ranged from forgery to several DUIs. She was reported missing on April 13, and her body was found that day in an empty hog house behind the tavern. The warden merely described him as "a big nothing doing time." Speck struggled in school, refusing to wear the glasses that he needed for reading. Speck then attempted suicide, and the Starr Hotel desk clerk phoned in the emergency around midnight. cemeteries found within miles of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. Speck viewed women through the prism of a Madonna / Whore complex, and treated them accordingly. Law enforcement sources believed Speck broke into the home of 65-year-old Virgil Harris in Monmouth, Illinois onApril 2, 1966, and raped, robbed and bound her. I thought you might like to see a memorial for Robie Ann Speck Hulce I found on Findagrave.com. Of the five XYY patients identified, four exhibited moderate to severe facial acne, leading the group to suggest that acne be added to the list of defining XYY characteristics. Visitation will be held Wednesday, January 22 from 11 am to 1 pm at Cole Chapel in Moody. Surprising, Robbies father was a good person when he was young. . The event that earned Mr. Speck such notoriety occurred on July 14, 1966, when he broke into a town house where nine seniors from the South Chicago Community Hospital School of Nursing were staying. Drag images here or select from your computer for Robie Ann Speck Hulce memorial. Robbie Lynn Specks father had started drinking at 12, often got in trouble, and could be arrested for petty crimes. Speck never showed any remorse for the killings, later boasting that, 'It's not like TV it takes over three minutes and you have to have a lot of strength. However, Lindberg was an alcoholic with a criminal record that included drunk-driving and forgery, and he verbally demeaned Speck and his younger sister Carolyn. In December 1965, upon the recommendation of his mother, Speck moved in with a 29-year-old divorced woman, an ex-professional wrestler and now a bartender at his favorite bar, Ginny's Lounge, to babysit her three children. A search of his room turned up a radio and costume jewelry Mrs. Virgil Harris had reported missing from her house, as well as items reported missing in two other local burglaries in the previous month. For memorials with more than one photo, additional photos will appear here or on the photos tab. or don't show this againI am good at figuring things out. Family members linked to this person will appear here. [52], On November 21, 1972, in Peoria, Judge Richard Fitzgerald re-sentenced Speck to from 400 to 1,200 years in prison (eight consecutive sentences of 50 to 150 years),[53] which was then reduced to 100 to 300 years. Speck's first voyage on the Clarence B. Randall was brief, since he was stricken with appendicitis on May 3, and was evacuated by U.S. Coast Guard helicopter to St. Joseph's Hospital in Hancock, Michigan, on the Keweenaw Peninsula of Michigan's Upper Peninsula where he had an emergency appendectomy. Speck was arrested again on January 9, 1965. [35][36][37] It also identified Speck as a "classic example" of an "XYY criminal" and citing Telfer and Getty as sources, predicted that XYY syndrome would form the crux of his insanity defense. 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The email does not appear to be a valid email address. He moved to the Christy Hotel in downtown Monmouth on March 25 and spent most of his time in the downtown taverns. He entered and, using only a knife, killed Gloria Davy, Patricia Matusek, Nina Jo Schmale, Pamela Wilkening, Suzanne Farris, Mary Ann Jordan, Merlita Gargullo, and Valentina Pasion. He was also in jail for many more petty offenses during the marriage, including theft, check fraud and aggravated assault. As an adult, he worked at a succession of unskilled jobs: trucker's helper, bakery worker, construction worker, seaman. [4], Dr. Ziporyn did not testify for the defense or the prosecution, as both sides were troubled to learn before the trial that Ziporyn was writing a book about Speck for financial gain. [27], In 1968, biochemist Mary Telfer and associates published data from a genetic analysis, similar in design to Jacobs', of subjects confined in psychiatric hospitals and penal institutions in Pennsylvania. When their daughter Robbie Lynn Speck was born on July 5, 1962, Malone did not know that Speck was serving a 22-day jail sentence for disturbing the peace in Also known as: Miss Lynn M Speck, Lynn Speck, Ms Lynn M Speck. [14] In a film that inmates made at the Stateville Correctional Center in 1988, Speck recounted the brutal murders in detail. Speck became angry when he learned his ex-wife had remarried two days after she was granted a divorce on March 16, 1966. To save his own life, Speck had to permit to happen to him some of the same sexual abuses he had inflicted on women. Richard Franklin Speck (December 6, 1941-December 5, 1991) was a mass murderer who systematically killed eight student nurses from South Chicago Community Hospital on July 14, 1966. Speck, who later claimed he was both drunk and high on drugs, may have originally planned to commit a routine burglary. By then, Shirley was 15 years old, they started a romantic relationship, and she became pregnant three weeks into their relationship. For those girls, and for their families, and for me. [7] He then left, dressed entirely in black, armed with a switchblade,[8] and Ella Mae Hooper's handgun. Between the hundreds of fingerprints Speck left at the crime scene and Amuraos positive identification in court, the trial was open and shut, lasting only 12 days. Women Are Human. Law enforcement sources believed Speck broke into the home of 65-year-old Virgil Harris in Monmouth, Illinois on April 2, 1966, and raped, robbed and bound her. On July 16, Lunsford recognized a sketch of the murderer in the evening paper and phoned the police at 9:30p.m. after finding Speck in his (Lunsford's) room at the Starr Hotel. Gene Thornton, who had served in the U.S. Navy, thought that the U.S. When Amurao was asked if she could identify the killer of her fellow students, Amurao rose from her seat in the witness box, walked directly in front of Speck and pointed her finger at him, nearly touching him, and said, "This is the man. Men with erectile dysfunction who take Viagra are 25% less likely to Do not sell or share my personal information. Adeja Peterson is theoldest child and daughter of American football running back and free agent Adrian Peterson. The use of the word petty is not intended to represent the authors personal opinion about the gravity of Specks actions. One of the medical staff noticed the patients distinctive tattoo, and realized he was the man for whom authorities were searching. Just to clarify. Aged between 20 and 24, their names were Gloria Davy, Patricia Matusek, Nina Jo Schmale, Pamela Wilkening, Suzanne Farris, Mary Ann Jordan, Merlita Gargullo, and Valentina Pasion. At 6 PM, Speck finally approached the woman on the street, and forced her up to his inn room at knife-point. Are you sure that you want to delete this memorial? Are you sure that you want to report this flower to administrators as offensive or abusive? The Career of Theo Bhat. Speck stopped using the name Richard Benjamin Lindberg when he got married and went back to using Richard Benjamin Speck. Failed to remove flower. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate, or jump to a slide with the slide dots.
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