The Lipstick Killer

What were the cryptic messages written in blood and fear?

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83 mins

Take a closer look at the story behind the Lipstick Killer and the murders that left a city on edge. Discover how investigators pursued clues written in lipstick and the suspect who shocked the nation. The deeper the case goes, the more it exposes the darkness behind one of Chicago’s most infamous crimes.

Ep 1:

The Lipstick on the Wall

Chicago freezes in terror as a housemaid uncovers a brutal murder scene, while an earlier unsolved killing hints the city's nightmare began long before anyone noticed.

Ep 2:

A Little Girl Vanishes

A six-year-old is stolen from her bed and a ransom note left behind plunges Chicago into chaos, as desperate police arrest the wrong men again and again.

Ep 3:

The Boy Behind the Burglaries

Meet William Heirens: chemistry whiz, compulsive burglar, University of Chicago student—until one bungled robbery and three flower pots to the head change everything.

Ep 4:

Six Days That Broke a Boy

Trapped, tortured, and drugged for six days straight, a teenager refuses to confess—while the 'evidence' against him quietly falls apart under scrutiny.

Ep 5:

Truth for Sale

Facing the electric chair, William is pushed toward a confession built from a fabricated newspaper story, sealing three consecutive life sentences and a lifetime behind bars.

Ep 6:

The Man Nobody Wanted to Catch

A nurse in Phoenix freely confesses to the Degnan murder with matching handwriting and motive—so why did his file mysteriously vanish from the investigation?

Ep 7:

Sixty-Five Years, No Answers

Decades of parole denials, a brief taste of freedom, and a dying man's unwavering claim of innocence leave Chicago's most notorious case forever unresolved.

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