Episode
INFAMOUS: Lipstick Killer
43:48
Published: Mon Apr 06 2020
Description
A young Chicago girl's brutal murder in 1946 led police to a dangerous criminal with more blood on his hands than anyone could have imagined. However, decades later those who re-examine the facts wonder if they got the wrong man. For current Fan Club membership options and policies, please visit https://crimejunkieapp.com/library/. Sources for this episode cannot be listed here due to character limitations. For a full list of sources, please visit https://crimejunkiepodcast.com/infamous-lipstick-killer/
Chapters
The police found a seven foot ladder in the backyard of the Flynn family's house and a note, both of which indicated that the kidnapping was done by an intruder, and not by someone Suzanne knew.
00:00 - 06:29 (06:29)
Summary
The police found a seven foot ladder in the backyard of the Flynn family's house and a note, both of which indicated that the kidnapping was done by an intruder, and not by someone Suzanne knew.
EpisodeINFAMOUS: Lipstick Killer
PodcastCrime Junkie
After discovering Suzanne's body parts, police search the neighborhood for clues and find evidence of horror in a nearby apartment building laundry room.
06:29 - 17:00 (10:30)
Summary
After discovering Suzanne's body parts, police search the neighborhood for clues and find evidence of horror in a nearby apartment building laundry room.
EpisodeINFAMOUS: Lipstick Killer
PodcastCrime Junkie
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.
17:00 - 29:16 (12:16)
Summary
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.
EpisodeINFAMOUS: Lipstick Killer
PodcastCrime Junkie
William Heirens, who claimed to be innocent of a triple murder in Chicago in 1945, was given "truth serum" to extract his confession.
29:16 - 39:38 (10:21)
Summary
William Heirens, who claimed to be innocent of a triple murder in Chicago in 1945, was given "truth serum" to extract his confession. However, analysis of the results by the inventors of the polygraph machine suggests it was inconclusive and he had likely been forced into confessing.
EpisodeINFAMOUS: Lipstick Killer
PodcastCrime Junkie
The deaths of Suzanne Degnan and Elizabeth Short remain unsolved but are believed to be committed by the same person, William Heirens.
39:38 - 43:37 (03:59)
Summary
The deaths of Suzanne Degnan and Elizabeth Short remain unsolved but are believed to be committed by the same person, William Heirens. Despite reasonable doubt and good behavior, Heirens was never granted parole.