Edward Spreitzer

Serial Killer

Edward Spreitzer and the Chicago Ripper Crew

Introduction

Edward Spreitzer was a member of the notorious Chicago Ripper Crew, a group responsible for a series of brutal and ritualistic murders in the early 1980s. Alongside Robin Gecht and brothers Andrew and Thomas Kokoraleis, Spreitzer participated in heinous crimes that terrorized the Chicago area. The crew's actions involved abduction, sexual assault, mutilation, and murder, often with a ritualistic and cannibalistic nature.

Crimes and Victims

The Chicago Ripper Crew's known victims include:

• Linda Sutton: 28 years old. Abducted on May 23, 1981; body found on June 1, 1981, in Villa Park, Illinois. She had been sexually assaulted, murdered, and her left breast amputated.
• Lorraine Borowski: 21 years old. Abducted on May 15, 1982, from Elmhurst, Illinois; body found on October 10, 1982, in a cemetery in Clarendon Hills. She had been raped and mutilated.
• Shui Mak: 30 years old. Abducted on May 29, 1982, from Hanover Park, Illinois; body found on September 30, 1982. She had been sexually assaulted and murdered.
• Angel York: Abducted on June 13, 1982; survived the attack. She was picked up by the crew, handcuffed, and had her breast slashed before being thrown out of the van.
• Sandra Delaware: 18 years old. Body found on August 28, 1982, on the bank of the Chicago River. She had been stabbed, strangled, and her left breast amputated.
• Rose Davis: 31 years old. Body found on September 8, 1982, in an alley. She had been stabbed, strangled, and her left breast amputated.
• Rafael Tirado: 28 years old. Shot on October 6, 1982, in a random drive-by shooting; succumbed to his injuries at a hospital.
• Beverly Washington: 20 years old. Abducted on October 6, 1982; survived the attack. Found near a railroad track with severe injuries, including the amputation of her left breast.

Arrest and Convictions

The breakthrough in the case came after Beverly Washington's survival and detailed description of her attacker and the van. This led to the identification and arrest of the Ripper Crew members. The outcomes for each were as follows:

• Robin Gecht: Convicted of attempted murder, aggravated kidnapping, deviate sexual assault, and rape for the non-fatal assault of Beverly Washington. Sentenced to 120 years in prison.
• Edward Spreitzer: Pleaded guilty to multiple murders and was sentenced to death, later commuted to life imprisonment without parole in 2003.
• Andrew Kokoraleis: Convicted of multiple murders, sentenced to death, and executed by lethal injection on March 17, 1999.
• Thomas Kokoraleis: Convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment, later reduced to 70 years. Released from prison on March 29, 2019.

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Linda Sutton Age: (31), Date of Death: 1981-05-23

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