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On June 15, 1992, the body of 40-year-old Joanne O'Rourke was discovered in Highland Park, Michigan. She had been sexually assaulted and strangled, her body left in an abandoned building—a grim hallmark of the serial killer known as the Woodward Corridor Killer. O'Rourke was among the 11 women murdered by Benjamin Thomas Atkins during a brutal eight-month spree from December 1991 to August 1992. Atkins targeted vulnerable women, often those struggling with substance abuse or involved in prosti ...Read More
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Joanne ORourke
Female
Highland Park
MI
1992-06-15
45
Joanne
ORourke
11/08/2025
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I keep thinking about the lives of the women Atkins targeted. Each had their own story, their own st... ...Read More
10/13/2024
10/13/2024
Reflecting on the case of the Woodward Corridor Killer, my heart goes out to the families of the vic... ...Read More
03/13/2023
03/13/2023
