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The Crime of the Century
The Crime of the Century
Author: Dennis L. Breo
On July 14, 1966, Richard Franklin Speck murdered eight student nurses in their quiet Chicago town house. He broke in as his helpless victims slept, bound them one by one, and then stabbed, assaulted, and strangled all eight in a sadistic sexual frenzy. By morning only one young nurse had miraculously survived. The barbarity of the attack shocke...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780553560251
ISBN-10: 0553560255
Publication Date: 3/1/1993
Pages: 462
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3.6 stars, based on 13 ratings
Publisher: Bantam
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
Members Wishing: 1
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Here is the never before told story of Richard Speck by the prosecutor who put him in prison for life. The Crime of The Century just may be the true crime book of the year. It reads like fiction; if only it were.
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Chilling read.


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