Radford University/FGCU Serial Killer Database

Alleged Chicago serial killer remains in custody after detention hearing on murder charges delayed

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This is the part 3 of our 3-parter on the south side neighborhood of Englewood, which harbored 3 active serials killers at the same time in the 1990s. This episode focuses on the the police torture that led to an unknowable number of false confessions, the ongoing legacy of that torture, and how it contributed to the difficulty in identifying and prosecuting the murderers who were killing women in Englewood throughout the 1990s.

TW: Police brutality, torture, forced confessions, sexual assault, murder

Research sources include:
Clarno, Andy, et al. Imperial Policing: Weaponized Data in Carceral Chicago. University of Minnesota Press, 2024.

Facts and Fictions About Serial Killers | Psychology Today. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/wicked-deeds/201907/facts-and-fictions-about-serial-killers. Accessed 5 Sept. 2024.

Peres, Judy: "Trial Begins for Geralds in Engelwood Slayings" Chicago Tribune, 30 Oct. 1997, https://www.proquest.com/chicagotribune/docview/418426962/8C243852CCA41A0PQ/1?accountid=303&sourcetype=Newspapers

Mills, Steve and Wilson, Terry. “State Says It Convicted The Wrong Serial Killer” Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2011, https://chipublib.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://www.proquest.com/chicagotribune/newspapers/state-says-convicted-wrong-serial-killer/docview/419124122/sem-2?accountid=303

Possley, Maurice. “Rape Victim Tells of Attack in Englewood Strangler Trial” Chicago Tribune, 05 Nov. 1997, https://www.proquest.com/chicagotribune/docview/418482281/8298720921094831PQ/1?accountid=303&sourcetype=Newspapers

Exoneree, Center on Wrongful Convictions: Northwestern Pritzker School of Law. https://www.law.northwestern.edu/legalclinic/wrongfulconvictions/exonerations/il/hubert-geralds-jr.html. Accessed 27 Sept. 2024.

Hubert Geralds, Jr. - National Registry of Exonerations. https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=3795. Accessed 27 Sept. 2024.

Terry, Don. “In a Chicago Neighborhood Overrun With Crime, a Serial Killer Almost Walks Away.” The New York Times, 26 June 1995. NYTimes.com, https://www.nytimes.com/1995/06/26/us/in-a-chicago-neighborhood-overrun-with-crime-a-serial-killer-almost-walks-away.html.

Roberts, Sam. “Jon Burge, 70, Ex-Commander in Chicago Police Torture Cases, Dies.” The New York Times, 20 Sept. 2018. NYTimes.com, https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/20/obituaries/jon-burge-dead.html.

Swartz, Tracy. “Chicago Serial Killer Andre Crawford Back in the Spotlight 4 Years After His Death.” Chicago Tribune, 13 Apr. 2021, https://www.proquest.com/globalnews/docview/2511951706/1628F5932BC3430EPQ/2?accountid=303&sourcetype=Blogs,%20Podcasts,%20&%20Websites

Marshall, Andrew. "DNA Leads Police to Chicago mass-killer suspect." The Independent, 01 Feb. 2000, https://www.proquest.com/globalnews/docview/311647560/1628F5932BC3430EPQ/3?accountid=303&sourcetype=Newspapers

“Chicago Police Charge Man.” Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 31 Jan. 2000, https://www.proquest.com/globalnews/docview/261034599/1628F5932BC3430EPQ/4?accountid=303&sourcetype=Newspapers

“Man Admits Serial Killings, Police Say.” The New York Times, 01 Feb. 2000, https://www.proquest.com/globalnews/docview/431372834/EAEBAD8401C341D0PQ/1?accountid=303&sourcetype=Newspapers

Sabrina L Miller and Terry Wilson, Tribune Staff Writers Tribune staff writers Evan Osnos, Noreen Ahmed. "Suspect Glad he's Caught, Cops Say Taped Confessions, DNA Help Make Case." Chicago Tribune, Feb 01 2000, https://www.proquest.com/globalnews/docview/419082971/1628F5932BC3430EPQ/6?accountid=303&sourcetype=Newspapers#

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This is the part 2 of our 3-parter on the south side neighborhood of Englewood, which harbored 3 active serials killers at the same time in the 1990s. This episode focuses on the similarity of the crimes committed by all three of these killers, and how the conditions in Englewood promoted these similarities.

TW: Kidnapping, sexual assault, murder

Research sources include:
Facts and Fictions About Serial Killers | Psychology Today. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/wicked-deeds/201907/facts-and-fictions-about-serial-killers. Accessed 5 Sept. 2024.

Peres, Judy: "Trial Begins for Geralds in Engelwood Slayings" Chicago Tribune, 30 Oct. 1997, https://www.proquest.com/chicagotribune/docview/418426962/8C243852CCA41A0PQ/1?accountid=303&sourcetype=Newspapers

Mills, Steve and Wilson, Terry. “State Says It Convicted The Wrong Serial Killer” Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2011, https://chipublib.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://www.proquest.com/chicagotribune/newspapers/state-says-convicted-wrong-serial-killer/docview/419124122/sem-2?accountid=303

Possley, Maurice. “Rape Victim Tells of Attack in Englewood Strangler Trial” Chicago Tribune, 05 Nov. 1997, https://www.proquest.com/chicagotribune/docview/418482281/8298720921094831PQ/1?accountid=303&sourcetype=Newspapers

Exoneree, Center on Wrongful Convictions: Northwestern Pritzker School of Law. https://www.law.northwestern.edu/legalclinic/wrongfulconvictions/exonerations/il/hubert-geralds-jr.html. Accessed 27 Sept. 2024.

Hubert Geralds, Jr. - National Registry of Exonerations. https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=3795. Accessed 27 Sept. 2024.

Terry, Don. “In a Chicago Neighborhood Overrun With Crime, a Serial Killer Almost Walks Away.” The New York Times, 26 June 1995. NYTimes.com, https://www.nytimes.com/1995/06/26/us/in-a-chicago-neighborhood-overrun-with-crime-a-serial-killer-almost-walks-away.html.

Roberts, Sam. “Jon Burge, 70, Ex-Commander in Chicago Police Torture Cases, Dies.” The New York Times, 20 Sept. 2018. NYTimes.com, https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/20/obituaries/jon-burge-dead.html.

Swartz, Tracy. “Chicago Serial Killer Andre Crawford Back in the Spotlight 4 Years After His Death.” Chicago Tribune, 13 Apr. 2021, https://www.proquest.com/globalnews/docview/2511951706/1628F5932BC3430EPQ/2?accountid=303&sourcetype=Blogs,%20Podcasts,%20&%20Websites

Marshall, Andrew. "DNA Leads Police to Chicago mass-killer suspect." The Independent, 01 Feb. 2000, https://www.proquest.com/globalnews/docview/311647560/1628F5932BC3430EPQ/3?accountid=303&sourcetype=Newspapers

“Chicago Police Charge Man.” Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 31 Jan. 2000, https://www.proquest.com/globalnews/docview/261034599/1628F5932BC3430EPQ/4?accountid=303&sourcetype=Newspapers

“Man Admits Serial Killings, Police Say.” The New York Times, 01 Feb. 2000, https://www.proquest.com/globalnews/docview/431372834/EAEBAD8401C341D0PQ/1?accountid=303&sourcetype=Newspapers

Sabrina L Miller and Terry Wilson, Tribune Staff Writers Tribune staff writers Evan Osnos, Noreen Ahmed. "Suspect Glad he's Caught, Cops Say Taped Confessions, DNA Help Make Case." Chicago Tribune, Feb 01 2000, https://www.proquest.com/globalnews/docview/419082971/1628F5932BC3430EPQ/6?accountid=303&sourcetype=Newspapers#

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