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In the winter of 1957, a wave of fear had descended upon Hartford, Connecticut, as a string of violent robberies and murders plagued the community. On January 5th of that year, Bernard Buster Speyer, a 47-year-old White male, and his wife Ruth, became tragic victims of this terrifying crime spree. The couple was in a shoe store in East Hartford when two men entered, not as customers, but as heralds of death. Bernard and his wife were both shot in the head, their lives abruptly ended in a sensele ...Read More
Victim Details

Bernard Buster Speyer

Male

White / Caucasian

Hartford

CT

1957-01-05

47

Bernard

Buster Speyer

11/05/2025