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The Crime of the Century: Richard Speck and the Murders That Shocked a Nation
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Product Description "Oh, my God, they are all dead!" On July 14th, 1966, Richard Franklin Speck swept through a quiet Chicago townhouse like a summer tornado and stabbed, strangled, and killed eight young nurses in a violent sexual rampage. By morning, only one nurse, Corazon Amurao, had miraculously survived, and her scream of terror was heard around the world. As the eight bodies were carried out of the small building, the coroner, who had seen the carnage up close, told a gathering crowd: "It is the crime of the century!" Now, on the 50th anniversary of the murders, the prosecutor who put Speck in prison for life (William J. Martin) and the author and journalist who won an award for his coverage of the crime (Dennis L. Breo) have teamed up to re-create the blood-soaked night that opened a new chapter in the history of American crime: mass murder. Their riveting and richly documented account reveals fascinating behind-the-scenes descriptions of Speck, the young nurses, the relentless manhunt and massive investigation, and the bold legal moves and painstaking preparation for the trial that returned a death sentence for Speck. Corazon Amurao, the nurse the killer left behind, confronted Speck at trial and told jurors, "This is the man!" Richard Speck was spared execution by Supreme Court rulings and here is the inside story of how he confessed to the murders in a sordid prison video made three years before his death of a heart attack in 1991. And here, in exclusive interviews and photos, is the life today of the nurse who survived the crime that murdered American innocence. Review " The Crime of Century is the brilliantly written and factual precise recreation of the brutal murder of eight nurses by Richard Speck fifty years ago in a Chicago hospital town house. No crime fiction can match this page-turning account of human evil and courtroom drama.William J. Martin, Speck's prosecutor, and Dennis L. Breo wrote the first edition of this stunning and powerful book in 1993. As the 50th anniversary of the horrible crime approaches, a second edition packed with new information from the lone survivor of that evil night along with fresh, chilling material makes the book even more compelling than its original. You won't put it down." ~Bernard Judge "One of the finest true crime books ever written. We're confronted with new faces of evil every day, but to me the real face of evil will always be Richard Speck and the horrific murders he committed 50 years ago. This book hits you like a locomotive, detailing how Speck's crime shattered our innocence. It is a heart-breaking story, but heart-warming, too, because of the courage and integrity of Corazon Amurao, whose survival to identify Speck at trial is a triumph of the human spirit over unspeakable evil. It is also a memorial to the eight young nurses who were slain. Go out and buy The Crime of the Century as soon as possible." ~Rick Kogan, prominent Chicago newspaper columnist, radio personality, and author. "A case that shattered notions of personal safety." ~ Jim Williams, CBS Chicago "A definitive account of the crime and of the incredible courage of Corazon Amurao, who not only survived but confronted Speck in court." ~Paul Caine, WTTW Chicago Tonight "It was so unfathomable--a massacre for no apparent reason by a remorseless stranger against a group of women he didn't know. And it introduced a term to the American public that has since then become all too familiar: random mass murder." ~Corky Siemazko, NBC News "Richard Speck attack survivor Corazon Amurao: 'Somebody up there was hiding me from him. God was so nice'...the book is a detailed account of the crime and the drama of the trial." ~Rose Sobol, Chicago Tribune "The barbarity of the attack shocked the nation. People were terrified that this monster was among us." ~The "Morning Show," WGN TV Chicago "The women thought he was going to take the money and leave until he pulled out a knife and starte
