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Handwriting Expert Doubts Murderer of Ex-Wave Slew Child
17:00 - 29:16 (12:16)
Police were convinced that Roger Francis, the janitor of the building, was behind the brutal murder of six-year-old Suzanne Degnan in Chicago in 1946, based on handwriting samples. However, a handwriting expert doubted that Francis was the murderer due to inconsistencies and errors in the analysis.
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Police compare the handwriting of William Heirens to the ransom note and the lipstick note in order to catch the Lipstick Killer, and his fingerprints match a bloody print found in Francis Brown's apartment.
17:00 - 20:04 (03:04)
Summary
Police compare the handwriting of William Heirens to the ransom note and the lipstick note in order to catch the Lipstick Killer, and his fingerprints match a bloody print found in Francis Brown's apartment.
ChapterHandwriting Expert Doubts Murderer of Ex-Wave Slew Child
EpisodeINFAMOUS: Lipstick Killer
PodcastCrime Junkie
In the 1940s, a murderer reenacts his killing spree for crowds to watch, causing a media sensation and being one of the first highly covered cases in the country after the end of the war.
20:04 - 23:53 (03:48)
Summary
In the 1940s, a murderer reenacts his killing spree for crowds to watch, causing a media sensation and being one of the first highly covered cases in the country after the end of the war.
ChapterHandwriting Expert Doubts Murderer of Ex-Wave Slew Child
EpisodeINFAMOUS: Lipstick Killer
PodcastCrime Junkie
A handwriting expert in the 1946 murder case of a child came under scrutiny after doubting the police's conclusion that the culprit was a former WAVE.
23:53 - 27:12 (03:19)
Summary
A handwriting expert in the 1946 murder case of a child came under scrutiny after doubting the police's conclusion that the culprit was a former WAVE. There were also rumors that a journalist may have planted evidence to make the case more sensational.
ChapterHandwriting Expert Doubts Murderer of Ex-Wave Slew Child
EpisodeINFAMOUS: Lipstick Killer
PodcastCrime Junkie
Williams Crooker, who was only 17 when arrested, endured physical abuse and sleep and food deprivation leading to the extraction of a spinal tap.
27:12 - 29:16 (02:04)
Summary
Williams Crooker, who was only 17 when arrested, endured physical abuse and sleep and food deprivation leading to the extraction of a spinal tap. Crooker was denied medical attention and legal counsel for six days and was subjected to a polygraph test despite not consenting to it.