Famous murders and crimes scenes in Chicago. (Lincoln, Hampton: attorney, buy)

[williepotatoes]

Originally Posted by baileyvpotter

Here it is. Original house, in Norridge, was leveled and several years later someone built a new home on the
property. Knew someone who Gacy approached but he wouldn't go near him.

http://www.death2ur.com/john_wayne_g..._and_house.htm

Immigrant serial killer in Wicker Park address 924 N Winchester, check that address out.
Chicago Unbelievable: Tillie Klimek's Many Victims (with pictures)

America's first serial killer HH Holmes in Englewood.

Chilling tour inside serial killer H.H. Holmes` `Murder Castle` - Chicago News and Weather | FOX 32 News

Considering lack of forensics and how primitive the police investigative tools were yesteryear, it makes me wonder what the true Chicago murder rate was back then. Maybe it actually dwarfed todays numbers?

[Montclare]

Dean O'Bannion, one of Torrio's/Capone's enemies, was killed in his flower shop at 738 N. State St, across from Holy Name Cathedral. And one of his associates, Hymie Weiss, was killed in front of Holy Name.

Good link for this-

Gangster sites today

[HomeIsWhere...]

There are two specific examples of infamous murders which I recall only because my mother and many other mothers became far more vigilant in tracking our every move, because of these two horrific events.

What was launched now was the largest manhunt in the history of Chicago at that time. (Grimes Sisters)

The Murder of the Grimes Sisters: Chicago's Notorious Unsolved Murders

Brighton Park Theatre

Brighton Park Theatre | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

Just some other facts concerning the Schuessler-Peterson murders

FILES OF EX-CORONER AIDE MAY HELP SOLVE MURDERS

Hansen's Trial For '55 Peterson-schuessler Murder Nears A Close - Chicago Tribune

[glass_of_merlot]

I love to see all the pictures you all have posted. I can't believe how people today still would want to live in places where multiple people have been murdered and buried. To me that is just too creepy. For instance, the John Gacey house. I know it is torn down but the site were all the bodies were found is still there..and somebody lives on that spot. No thank you!
I would however not mind visiting the places of all the mob/ gangster sites or homes in Chicago. I think that is pretty cool.

[jonnynonos]

There are multiple volumes of books devoted to this. One big one though is that Jack McGurn, Capone's #1, was murdered at the building at the northwest corned of Milwaukee and Chicago, which was then a bowling alley.

Harry Aleman blew away a bookie at a pizzeria that's still in existence on west Fullerton, it's kinda cool because it looks exactly like it did back then.

Two masked men assassinated Richard Cain in what was then a restaurant and what's now another business on near Grand.

Joe E Lewis got sliced up at one of the big hotels downtown that's still operational.

There's a new house in the Gacy House.

On and on. There's been between 1500-3000 mob hits alone since the 20s so it's essentially limitless.

The books I was referring to are called Return to the Scene of the Crime I and II.

[baileyvpotter]

Originally Posted by glass_of_merlot

I love to see all the pictures you all have posted. I can't believe how people today still would want to live in places where multiple people have been murdered and buried. To me that is just too creepy. For instance, the John Gacey house. I know it is torn down but the site were all the bodies were found is still there..and somebody lives on that spot. No thank you!

Since we lived nearby, that lot was empty for years. btw, the neighbors all complained about a bad
odor coming from that house. Now what was really creepy was who decided to build a house on that
lot. A year after they built that home, the buyers left. It was empty again for a couple of years.
When we drove by a few years back, I was shocked that someone bought it.
Since he was a big fish in a little pond in Norridge, they blew the complaints off.
The other despicable thing about that monster was; when he was in jail he was painting and people
bought them. Once he died, there was an auction of his ugly work and one man (and I wish I knew
the name of that man) who took a portion of his life savings (he was just a blue collar guy) and
bought $10,000 of Gacy's pieces and then burned them.

[HomeIsWhere...]

Originally Posted by baileyvpotter

The other despicable thing about that monster was; when he was in jail he was painting and people bought them. Once he died, there was an auction of his ugly work and one man (and I wish I knew the name of that man) who took a portion of his life savings (he was just a blue collar guy) and bought $10,000 of Gacy's pieces and then burned them.

Interestting article on the matter...

The burning of Gacy's art was a well thought out plan by Joseph Roth, a Naperville truck parts supplier, and Walter Knoebel of Builders Concrete Co. near Naperville. They spent more than $10,000 on the artwork, two figurines as well as other Gacy items at an auction in May 1994.

1994

Gacy's Art Is Torched Amid Cheers - Chicago Tribune

[glass_of_merlot]

Originally Posted by baileyvpotter

Since we lived nearby, that lot was empty for years. btw, the neighbors all complained about a bad
odor coming from that house. Now what was really creepy was who decided to build a house on that
lot. A year after they built that home, the buyers left. It was empty again for a couple of years.
When we drove by a few years back, I was shocked that someone bought it.
Since he was a big fish in a little pond in Norridge, they blew the complaints off.
The other despicable thing about that monster was; when he was in jail he was painting and people
bought them. Once he died, there was an auction of his ugly work and one man (and I wish I knew
the name of that man) who took a portion of his life savings (he was just a blue collar guy) and
bought $10,000 of Gacy's pieces and then burned them.

Did he have any connection to Gacy other than obviously hating him to the point of wanting to take his own money and buy and later burn his art.

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[nightlysparrow]

Here's a whole bunch of murder crime scenes to pursue:

Homicide in Chicago 1870-1930 :: 1893: Mayor Carter Harrison

[Dale Cooper]

Richard Speck is a good argument for the death penalty. He had a very good life in prison. All the drugs he could use and sell, all the sex he could handle. He even took drugs to help him mimic a sex change.



Part 1:


A&E Biography - Richard Speck - Part 1 of 5 - YouTube