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William Heirens: Victims Of The Lipstick Killer

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Ten thousand innocent people are convicted of a crime every year, and William Heirens is one of them. William was convicted of the murder of 43-year-old Josephine Ross, 33-year-old Frances Brown, and 6-year-old Suzanne Degnan. (Sixpenceee) Although little to no evidence was found against him, he was still sentenced to three life sentences in prison. William Heirens is an innocent man who was framed for murders that he didn’t commit and that weren’t similar. Williams grew up with a fairly normal financial status. His parents were lower middle class and they had several marital problems. Heirens view on relationships was ruined at a young age, not only because of his parents fighting, but also because his mother told him sex was dirty and led to disease. As a result, he cried and threw up after his first kiss. (Sixpenceee) Because of his financial problems, he stole things to fill the financial void. As a young boy, he …show more content…

The next victim was 33-year-old Frances Brown who was shot in the head and stabbed post-mortem. At the scene of the crime, written on a mirror with lipstick was a note that said, “For heaven’s sake, catch me before I kill more, I cannot control myself,” gaining the murderer the title of, “the Lipstick Killer.” On January 7, 6-year-old Suzanne Degnan was abducted. She was found strangled and dismembered in the sewers. A poorly written ransom note was also found asking for $20,000 in five and ten dollar bills in exchange for the girls return. (Sixpenceee) There are several reasons William should have been declared an innocent man. Because of his criminal background and unstable personality, he was an easy target for the media. He was publicly declared as the Lipstick killer before he was even found guilty. When he finally got to his trial, the jury was already fixated on the media declaring him as

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