SettingsPeople convicted of murder by Illinois
Adolph Fischer
Adolph Fischer (1858 –November 11, 1887) was an anarchist and labor union activist tried and executed after the Haymarket Riot.
Adolph Fischer (1858 –November 11, 1887) was an anarchist and labor union activist tried and executed after the Haymarket Riot.
Alton Coleman
Alton Coleman (November 6, 1955 – April 26, 2002) was an African-American spree killer.
Alton Coleman (November 6, 1955 – April 26, 2002) was an African-American spree killer.
August Spies
August Vincent Theodore Spies was a German-born American newspaper editor and radical labor activist.
August Vincent Theodore Spies was a German-born American newspaper editor and radical labor activist.
Brian Dugan
Brian James Dugan (born September 23, 1956) is an American rapist and serial killer active between 1983 and 1985 in Chicago's western suburbs.
Brian James Dugan (born September 23, 1956) is an American rapist and serial killer active between 1983 and 1985 in Chicago's western suburbs.
Carl Wanderer
Carl Otto Wanderer (1887-1921) was a murderer famous for what became known as "The Case of the Ragged Stranger", wherein he murdered his wife Ruth, and a drifter named Al Watson, in a bizarre pl...
Carl Otto Wanderer (1887-1921) was a murderer famous for what became known as "The Case of the Ragged Stranger", wherein he murdered his wife Ruth, and a drifter named Al Watson, in a bizarre pl...
Charles Walker (murderer)
Charles Walker (c. 1940 – September 12, 1990) was convicted of the murders of Kevin Paule, 21, and his fiancee Sharon Winker, 25, of Mascoutah, Illinois.
Charles Walker (c. 1940 – September 12, 1990) was convicted of the murders of Kevin Paule, 21, and his fiancee Sharon Winker, 25, of Mascoutah, Illinois.
Eleanor Jarman
Eleanor Jarman (born 1904) was an American runaway, fugitive from justice, and robber who was jailed, escaped from jail in 1940, was placed on the FBI ten most wanted fugitives list, and remain...
Eleanor Jarman (born 1904) was an American runaway, fugitive from justice, and robber who was jailed, escaped from jail in 1940, was placed on the FBI ten most wanted fugitives list, and remain...
George Dale
George Dale (1895 – April 20, 1934) was the lover and criminal partner of Eleanor Jarman, dubbed by the press "The Blonde Tigress", and was executed by the state of Illinois for the murder of Ch...
George Dale (1895 – April 20, 1934) was the lover and criminal partner of Eleanor Jarman, dubbed by the press "The Blonde Tigress", and was executed by the state of Illinois for the murder of Ch...
George Engel
George Engel (April 15, 1836November 11, 1887) was an anarchist and labor union activist executed after the Haymarket riot, along with Albert Parsons, August Spies, and Adolph Fischer.
George Engel (April 15, 1836November 11, 1887) was an anarchist and labor union activist executed after the Haymarket riot, along with Albert Parsons, August Spies, and Adolph Fischer.
Harry Aleman
Harry "The Hook" Aleman was a Chicago mobster who was one of most feared enforcers for the Chicago Outfit during the 1970s.
Harry "The Hook" Aleman was a Chicago mobster who was one of most feared enforcers for the Chicago Outfit during the 1970s.
Hernando Williams
Hernando Williams was a convicted murderer, executed by the State of Illinois.
Hernando Williams was a convicted murderer, executed by the State of Illinois.
Johann Otto Hoch
Johann Otto Hoch is the most famous and last-used alias of a German-born murderer and bigamist, John Schmidt.
Johann Otto Hoch is the most famous and last-used alias of a German-born murderer and bigamist, John Schmidt.
John "Pudgy" Dunn
John "Pudgy" Dunn (September 5, 1896 - July 14, 1937) was a St. Louis gangster and member of the Egan's Rats.
John "Pudgy" Dunn (September 5, 1896 - July 14, 1937) was a St. Louis gangster and member of the Egan's Rats.
John Patrick Looney
John Patrick Looney was a gangster in the Rock Island, Illinois area during the early 1900s.
John Patrick Looney was a gangster in the Rock Island, Illinois area during the early 1900s.
John Wayne Gacy
John Wayne Gacy, Jr. (March 17, 1942 – May 10, 1994) was an American serial killer and rapist who sexually assaulted and murdered at least 33 teenage boys and young men between 1972 and 1978.
John Wayne Gacy, Jr. (March 17, 1942 – May 10, 1994) was an American serial killer and rapist who sexually assaulted and murdered at least 33 teenage boys and young men between 1972 and 1978.
Karen McCarron
Karen McCarron is an Illinois physician who has admitted to smothering her autistic daughter Katherine 'Katie' McCarron to death.
Karen McCarron is an Illinois physician who has admitted to smothering her autistic daughter Katherine 'Katie' McCarron to death.
Kenneth Allen (murderer)
Kenneth Allen (born October 17, 1942) is the convicted murderer of Chicago police officers William Bosak and Roger van Schaik.
Kenneth Allen (born October 17, 1942) is the convicted murderer of Chicago police officers William Bosak and Roger van Schaik.
Mark Winger
Mark Winger, (born November 26, 1962) a former Springfield, Illinois nuclear power-plant technician, was convicted in 2002 of murdering his wife, Donnah Winger, and Roger Harrington (born 1967),...
Mark Winger, (born November 26, 1962) a former Springfield, Illinois nuclear power-plant technician, was convicted in 2002 of murdering his wife, Donnah Winger, and Roger Harrington (born 1967),...
Martin James Durkin
Martin James Durkin was an American criminal and car thief.
Martin James Durkin was an American criminal and car thief.
Patrick Eugene Prendergast
Patrick Eugene Joseph Prendergast (April 18, 1868 – July 13, 1894) was the assassin of Chicago Mayor Carter Harrison, Sr.
Patrick Eugene Joseph Prendergast (April 18, 1868 – July 13, 1894) was the assassin of Chicago Mayor Carter Harrison, Sr.
Richard Honeck
Richard Honeck (January 5, 1879—December 28, 1976), an American murderer, served one of the longest custodial sentences ever to terminate in a prisoner's release in American criminal history.
Richard Honeck (January 5, 1879—December 28, 1976), an American murderer, served one of the longest custodial sentences ever to terminate in a prisoner's release in American criminal history.
Richard Speck
Richard Franklin Speck was a mass murderer who systematically tortured, raped, and murdered eight student nurses from South Chicago Community Hospital on July 14, 1966.
Richard Franklin Speck was a mass murderer who systematically tortured, raped, and murdered eight student nurses from South Chicago Community Hospital on July 14, 1966.
Ripper Crew
Ripper Crew or Chicago Rippers was a satanic cult and organized crime group composed of Robin Gecht and three associates.
Ripper Crew or Chicago Rippers was a satanic cult and organized crime group composed of Robin Gecht and three associates.
Robert Nixon (serial killer)
Robert Nixonwas an African-American convicted of multiple murders, including the Los Angeles "brick bat murders" who served as the basis of the character of Bigger Thomas in Richard Wright's 194...
Robert Nixonwas an African-American convicted of multiple murders, including the Los Angeles "brick bat murders" who served as the basis of the character of Bigger Thomas in Richard Wright's 194...
Rolando Cruz case
In February 1985, a Hispanic man from Aurora, Illinois named Rolando Cruz and a co-defendant were tried, convicted, and sentenced to death for the 1983 kidnapping, rape, deviant sexual assault a...
In February 1985, a Hispanic man from Aurora, Illinois named Rolando Cruz and a co-defendant were tried, convicted, and sentenced to death for the 1983 kidnapping, rape, deviant sexual assault a...
Sam Cardinelli
Samuele Cardinelli Salvatore Cardinella
Was a Chicago mobster, extortionist, and leader of Cardinelli Gang during the 1920s.
Samuele Cardinelli Salvatore Cardinella
Was a Chicago mobster, extortionist, and leader of Cardinelli Gang during the 1920s.
Tillie Klimek
Ottilie "Tillie" Klimek was a Polish American serial killer, active in Chicago.
Ottilie "Tillie" Klimek was a Polish American serial killer, active in Chicago.
Tommy O'Connor (criminal)
Thomas "Terrible Tommy" O'Connor was a gangster who escaped from the Chicago, Illinois courthouse in 1923, only four days before he was to have been executed at the Historical Gallows for the m...
Thomas "Terrible Tommy" O'Connor was a gangster who escaped from the Chicago, Illinois courthouse in 1923, only four days before he was to have been executed at the Historical Gallows for the m...
William Heirens
William George Heirens (November 15, 1928 – March 5, 2012) was a convicted American serial killer who confessed to three murders in 1946.
William George Heirens (November 15, 1928 – March 5, 2012) was a convicted American serial killer who confessed to three murders in 1946.