Author Dennis Breo joins Karen Conti to talk about the 60th anniversary of the Richard Speck murders in Chicago, where eight student nurses were killed. Dennis discusses Speck’s family upbringing and relationships, his complicated personality, the crime scene, how one victim, Corazon Amurao, survived, Speck’s defense at trial, how he spent his time in prison, and his jailhouse confession.

To dive deeper into the case and Speck, check out Dennis’ book, ‘The Crime of the Century: Richard Speck and the Murders That Shocked a Nation’.