Chicago Strangler

The Chicago Strangler is the nickname given to an American serial killer (or killers) who is (or are) suspected of raping and murdering at least 55 women and girls in Southwestern Chicago between 2001 and 2018. The killings were combined only in 2018, and until then they were considered to have been committed by different perpetrators. Nevertheless, representatives of the Chicago Police Department told the media in 2019 that there might actually be several serial killers operating in the city.

Victims: As victims, the criminal(s) chose girls and women, predominantly African-American, between the ages of 18 and 58. Most of the victims were prostitutes or members of a marginalized group who had previous scrapes with the justice system. Nearly all were strangled and left in abandoned buildings, alleys, garbage bins, parks and snowdrifts. In November 2007, one man killed two women in two days, placed their bodies in garbage cans and then set them on fire. The majority of the murders were committed near Washington Park in Chicago's Southside, a high-crime area, and near Garfield Park in Western Chicago, as well as the surrounding areas.