S4 - EP 15 - BORN TO RAISE HELL: RICHARD SPECK

Welcome to Season 4 – Episode 15!

In our final episode this season, we hitch a ride back to the summer of Chicago, 1966, to tear apart the horrific rampage of Richard Speck. 

This is a breakdown of pure, random predation, and a deep-seated psychological complex against women. Speck systematically terrorized, bound, and slaughtered eight young student nurses in a single night.

Sixty years later, we are still asking: how did the system fail to stop him? It all came down to a single, courageous survivor who crawled under a bed and outlasted a nightmare.

The poison for this episode is The Chicago Wind.

If you want to drink with me, you’ll need rye whiskey, fresh lemon juice, demerara syrup, Angostura bitters, and a dry red wine float.

The Chicago Wind

• 2 oz Rye Whiskey
• ¾ oz Fresh Lemon Juice
• ½ oz Demerara Syrup
• 2 dashes Angostura Bitters
• Top with a Malbec or dry red wine float

In a cocktail shaker filled with ice, combine the rye whiskey, fresh lemon juice, demerara syrup, and bitters. Shake it hard until cold. Strain into a rocks glass over a single large ice cube. Gently pour the dry red wine over the back of a bar spoon so it floats on top.

Enjoy!

Sources: I read "The Townhouse Massacre: The Unforgettable Crimes of Richard Speck" by Ryan Green - https://a.co/d/0cZn8JnK and watched a YouTube video - "The Most Terrifying Serial Killer in Chicago History | Richard Speck Documentary"- https://youtu.be/xarJgGo7gVc?si=eb2_I1ZVZ8U9Sc0S