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Chicago Massacre: Richard Speck (2007)

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A horror film based on a real-life mass murder that took place in 1966. Richard Franklin Speck was a mass murderer who systematically tortured, raped and murdered eight student nurses from South Chicago Community Hospital in 1966.

IMDB Rating: 3.9

IMDB Votes: 926

Genere: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller

Country: USA

Duration: 92 min

Plot tags: tense, rough, slasher, disturbing, bloody, suspense, scary, bleak, serious, realistic