Who is the Lipstick Killer?
American Justice · Season 11 · Episode 5
The controversial case of William Heirens, the "Lipstick Killer" convicted of murdering two women and a 6-year-old girl in Chicago in the late 1940s. He's been jailed ever since, but insists that he's innocent. We'll explore the troubling case, from the near-hysteria of the media coverage to the inconsistencies in the physical evidence used to wring a confession from Heirens.
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Season
11
Episode
5
Air Date
20/Mar/2002
Air Time
22:00
Runtime
60 min
Overview
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The controversial case of William Heirens, the "Lipstick Killer" convicted of murdering two women and a 6-year-old girl in Chicago in the late 1940s. He's been jailed ever since, but insists that he's innocent. We'll explore the troubling case, from the near-hysteria of the media coverage to the inconsistencies in the physical evidence used to wring a confession from Heirens.
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