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Conviction January 7, 1946 Homicide

Suzanne Degnan

Status Conviction
Type Homicide
Date January 7, 1946
Location Chicago, Illinois
Victim Age 6
Gender Female

Six-year-old Suzanne Degnan was abducted from her bedroom in Chicago and dismembered. William Heirens, known as the 'Lipstick Killer' for writing on walls with lipstick, was convicted in 1946 and spent 65 years in prison. He consistently maintained innocence until his death in 2012, and many experts questioned the evidence.

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