Born to Raise Hell: The True Story of Richard Speck - Inside America's Most Horrific Night of Murder

By Tobias Nachtmann

On a sweltering summer night in July 1966, Chicago fell silent beneath the weight of unspeakable horror. Eight young student nurses-bright, compassionate, and full of promise-were brutally murdered in their South Side townhouse by a stranger whose name would soon terrify the nation: Richard Speck.
Born to Raise Hell: The True Story of Richard Speck - Inside America's Most Horrific Night of Murder pulls readers deep into the heart of that nightmare and the decades-long shadow it cast across American history. Through chilling detail and intimate human insight, this book reconstructs the crime that shattered the country's sense of safety and forever changed the way we understand violence, fear, and evil.
Follow the trail from Speck's turbulent childhood and violent spiral into madness to the manhunt that gripped a nation and the trial that exposed the darkest corners of the human psyche. Discover the haunting aftermath-the ruined families, the survivors who lived with unspoken memories, and the city that struggled to heal from wounds that never fully closed.
Drawing on real records, eyewitness accounts, and newly unearthed details, Born to Raise Hell goes beyond the headlines to ask the hardest question of all: Why do we remember the killer more than the innocent?
Gripping. Relentless. Unforgettable. This is not just a story of crime-it's a study of conscience, of how America confronts its monsters and what remains after the cameras fade.
If you think you know the story, think again. The real truth is far more chilling.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FVFP3R92
• ISBN13: 9798269027975
• Release Date: October 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 196 Pages
• Weight: 0.59 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"