Gerald Thompson, 1935 October 15

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she had met him after being Pape ATK ise ee
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1at he bore a remarkable resemblence to hey attacker, bub t rat he
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questioned him, they examined his automobile and.noticed that it i
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detailed entries concerning his crimes and tien he was confronted a

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Thompson, who had maintained continuously that Miss Hallmark's death
) wes not intention, believed until virtually the last mimte of Hue
_ life _that_he would receive axcommtation-and his last words, spoken

after he had heen strapped into the electric charr * werextd the warden
~ “Have you heard from the Governor?! ce
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er being raped and had commented
blence to her attacker, but that he
iced her that he was nokthe man, When officers
i him, they examined his automobile:
hed the description of the automobiles:
arch of his belongings uncovered a diars: sin

i. noticed that it

by His other wictins.
which he had made
les concerning his crimes and wien he was confronted
this, he made a lull confession, , Lonvicted and sentenced to death
he was_electrocuted.on October 15,1935

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Thompson, who had maintained continuous]; ;
y_that Miss Hallmark's death

ves nov intention, believed until virtual i i

life that he would receive-axcommtation eee eee ot hie

rand his last words, spoken —
after he had been strapped into the ele oF cline
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"Have you heard from the Governor?" — os aucrh Motextt -the-warden
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Thompson, a white 25-year-old Peoria, I11., plant wor ‘ker at the

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1, at the time of his arrest, confessed that he had att: acked

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no less than 86 women in the ensuing 9 years. His method was to
accost an unsuspecting female walking on the street late maxx at night
and purport to know a relative... Af ter he had enticed her into his
car, he would drive to a deserted spot, knock her unconscious and

then satisfy his lust. His automobile was doctored to aid him in
his pursuit of sex as the handle on the inside of the passenger

of the car had been removed so that it could not be opened.

The women were bladkmailed into silence by photographs taken by a
camera which would photograph the sexual B&SKHERS activities by a
delayed action, On the nights of June 16, 1935, he gnticed* 19 ye: are
old Mildred Hallmark, a cashier at.a cafeteria and the daughter of

one of his oti mieenes into ee automobile. When he knocked 1er un=

conscLous with his fist, the blow was too hard and her keck was

broke ene She hemmorha ged to death and he left her pace nude body
in a cemetary. After “the news of Miss Hallmark's death was published
in the newspapers, women who had been assaulte dd by him in’ the’ past

came forward with descriptions of Thompson and his automobile. One

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rst icon raping women

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OO womer

an unsuspecting fer

ast,
in the ensuing 9 j
L king on the street late mx
ort to know a relat: After he had enticed her into
» he would drive to a dese pot, knock her unconsc
then satisfy his lust. His automobile was doctored to aid him in
1is pursuit of sex as the handle on the inside of the |
side of the car had been removed aat it could not be oper
The women were bladkmailed into silence by photographs taken
camera which would photograph the sexual RESEKERS acti vitie es

delayed action, On the night of June 16, 1935, he
old Mildred Halimark, a cashi t.a cafeteria and the daugh
one of co-workers into automobile. When he knocked
conscious 1 his fist, the blow was too hard and her heck
roken. She henmorhaged to death and he left her piel ee nude
na cemetary. After the news of Miss Hallmark's

in the newspapers, women who had be ;
came forward with descriptions of

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