Chicago Ripper

Part 1

Walking home was always quiet in 1981, as a woman who was a prostitute I should've obviously felt more in danger but I didn't, and I liked that. Nothing really ever happened until early June. June 1st, Linda Sutton, 28, being raped and stabbed to death was found in Villa Park, one of her breasts missing.

I found out in the local news paper. At first I wasn't afraid but then more murders happened. All the same, all females, all with a breast missing, all stabbed and raped to death. I began to be afraid because of job and how dangerous my job could be. I've never been in danger before but now I there was a big chance I could die.

I tried to be more safe but it's really hard too now a days. My mom called me one time even telling me to be more safe, "Beverly, you've got to be more safe. Sweety, just get a different job!" I hung up because I couldn't get another job, she didn't understand how hard it was. So I continued to do my job.

One day in October I was walking around hoping someone would offer me and I could get my money for dinner tonight. A young man that had to be in his 20's walked by and looked at me and took my hand. I was only in my 20's so it was nice to get people more around my age, so I walked with him with my eyes looking at him seductively.

He took me to his van, it looked shady but I needed to eat, so I got into the front seat as he went onto the other side to the drivers seat. I heard shuffling in the back of the van and looked back and saw three figures. My eyes widened as I realized it was three men in masks and I began to scream and go for the door but the man in the drivers seat locked it.

I screamed louder, and kicked, and punched, and cried, and begged. The three mean dragged into the back of the van and cover my face with a bag, I could still breathe so I tried to scream more but they took a rag and put it over my mouth and nose and I instantly blacked out.