E88: Dorothy Williams

This week Beth and Wendy discuss Dorothy Williams, a black woman serial killer who preyed on the elderly in Chicago Illinois in the 1980’s.

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Articles/Websites

Murderpedia. (n.d.). Dorothy Williams. Retrieved 07/14/2020 from https://murderpedia.org/female.W/w/williams-dorothy.htm

O’Connor, Matt. (04/19/1991). 2nd Woman Sentenced to Death Row. Retrieved 07/14/2020 from https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1991-04-19-9102040841-story.html

Woman is convicted in Strangling at CHA. Retrieved 07/16/2020 from https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1991-03-13-9101230119-story.html

CaseText. (09/22/1994). People v Williams. Retrieved 07/14/2020 from https://casetext.com/case/people-v-williams-4461

Thornton, Jerry. (03/08/1991). Woman Killed for Stereo, Court Told. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 07/16/2020 from https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1991-03-08-9101210661-story.html

Illinois Dept of Corrections. (07/18/2020). Dorothy Williams. Retrieved 07/18/2020 from https://www.idoc.state.il.us/subsections/search/inms_print.asp?idoc=B21483

Yumpu. (October 2002). Cook County State's Attorney, Prisoner Review Board - Dorothy Williams. Retrieved 07/18/2020 from https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/view/39785602/dorothy-williams-cook-county-states-attorney

Wikipedia contributors. (06/29/2020). Red Summer. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 07/20/2020 from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Red_Summer&oldid=965113761

Video

S6 E19 Deadly Women: Death Knock

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2343068/

History

Encyclopedia of Chicago. (n.d.). African Americans. Retrieved 07/19/2020 from

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