Birth Name: Richard Speck
Occupation: Criminal
Place Of Birth: Illinois
Date Of Birth: December 6, 1941
Date Of Death: December 5, 1991
Cause Of Death: N/A
Ethnicity: Unknown
Nationality: American
Richard Speck was born on the 6th of December, 1941. He was famous for being a Criminal. Mass murderer who killed eight Chicago student nurses on July 14, 1966. After having his death sentence overturned, he died in prison of a heart attack.
Richard Speck was born in Illinois. He lived at over ten addresses in various poor neighborhoods while growing up with his mother and alcoholic stepfather. He received a death sentence that was later reversed to life in prison after the U.S. Supreme Court deemed the death penalty unconstitutional in Furman vs. Georgia.
Richard Speck was a Sagittarius and was born in the Silent Generation.
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Childhood
Richard Speck was born in 1940s. The early 1940s were dominated by World War II. Following the end of the war, it was the start of the Baby Boomer years and technology advancements such as the jet engine, nuclear fusion, radar, rocket technology and others later became the starting points for Space Exploration and Improved Air Travel. The 40s also brought us the Slinky, Velcro, Jeep, Tupperware and Frisbee. Discover what happened on this day.
Richard Speck is part of the Silent Generation, which followed after the G.I. Generation. As young adults during the McCarthy Era, many members of this generation felt it was dangerous to speak out. They were too young to see action in World War II and too old to participate in the fun of the Summer of Love.
Education
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Family
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Personal Life
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Richard Speck was born in the Year of the Serpent.
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| REAL NAME: | Richard Speck |
| NICKNAME: | Richard |
| RELIGION: | Unknown |
| AGE GENERATION: | Silent Generation |
| BIRTH SIGN: | Sagittarius |
| BIRTH DAY: | Saturday |
| DEATH DAY: | Thursday |
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Horoscope
Zodiac Sign: Richard Speck was a Sagittarius. People of this zodiac sign like freedom, travel, philosophy, being outdoors and dislike clingy people, constrained, off-the-wall theories. The strengths of this sign are being generous, idealistic, sense of humor, while weaknesses can be to promise more than can deliver, impatient and say anything no matter how undiplomatic. The greatest overall compatibility with Sagittarius is Gemini and Aries.
Chinese Zodiac: Richard Speck was born in the Year of the Dragon. People born under this sign are often seen as humorous and gifted in literature and art. However, the snake can be overly suspicious, which makes them a bit paranoid.
Ruling Planet: Richard Speck had a ruling planet of Jupiter and has a ruling planet of Jupiter and by astrological associations Thursday is ruled by Jupiter. This planet represents abundance, prosperity and the principle of expansion. People who are born with Jupirer as the ruling planet are optimistic and have a big appetite for life.
Richard Speck’s birth sign is Sagittarius and he had a ruling planet of Jupiter.
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