07: The Ripper Crew Part One

This is the first of two episodes about the Ripper Crew, a group of young men who kidnapped, tortured, and murdered women for years in the early 1980s, but who are not well-remembered today. We discuss how and why the Ripper Crew averaged a victim per month for nearly 2 years without raising any sort of alarm for the police, media, or general public.
  
  TW: Kidnapping, sexual assault, torture, murder

Research sources include:

Fletcher, Jaye Slade. Deadly Thrills. Onyx, 1995.

“A Man Described as ‘Robin the Ripper,’ Suspected Along...” UPI, https://www.upi.com/Archives/1982/11/11/A-man-described-as-Robin-the-Ripper-suspected-along/9665405838800/.

“BURIAL ENDS ORDEAL, NOT FRUSTRATION.” Chicago Tribune, https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1985-04-26-8501250302-story.html.

“DISAPPEARANCES OF YOUNG WOMEN FORMED A PATH.” Chicago Tribune, https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1987-10-11-8703170164-story.html.

“NEW CLUES UNSETTLE FAMILY IN RITUAL SLAYING.” Chicago Tribune, https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1995-11-13-9511130163-story.html.

“FindLaw’s Appellate Court of Illinois Case and Opinions.” Findlaw, https://caselaw.findlaw.com/il-court-of-appeals/1333865.html. 

“People v. Kokoraleis.” Justia Law, https://law.justia.com/cases/illinois/supreme-court/1989/65229-7.html. 

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