This week Beth and Wendy discuss the case of Hubert Geralds Jr. aka The Englewood Strangler, who murdered five women between December 1994 and June 1995 in the Englewood neighborhood of Chicago.
This episode was researched & scripted by Wendy & Beth Williams and edited by Minnie Williams.
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Footnotes
Articles/Websites
Warden, Rob. (02/12/2020). Hubert Geralds Jr. The National Registry of Exonerations. Retrieved 02/23/2024 from https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=3795
Murderpedia. (n.d.). Hubert Geralds Jr. Retrieved 02/23/2024 from https://murderpedia.org/male.G/g/geralds-hubert.htm
Chicago Tribune. (11/05/1997). Rape Victim Tells Of Attack In Englewood Strangler Trial. Retrieved 02/23/2024 from https://www.chicagotribune.com/1997/11/05/rape-victim-tells-of-attack-in-englewood-strangler-trial/
Chicago Tribune. (02/11/2000). State Says It Convicted The Wrong Serial Killer. Retrieved 02/24/2024 from https://www.chicagotribune.com/2000/02/11/state-says-it-convicted-the-wrong-serial-killer/
Chicago Tribune. (11/15/1997). Jury Chooses Death for Killer of 6 Women. Retrieved 02/24/2024 from https://www.chicagotribune.com/1997/11/15/jury-chooses-death-for-killer-of-6-women/
Wikipedia. (). Hubert Geralds. Retrieved 02/24/2024 from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hubert_Geralds
Macaraeg, Sarah; Kunichof, Yana. (01/28/2016). ‘Nothing happens to the police’: forced confessions go unpunished in Chicago. The Guardian. Retrieved 02/24/2024 from https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/jan/28/chicago-police-department-false-confessions-torture
Martin, Andrew; Thomas, Jerry. (06/21/1995). Murder Probe Questioned. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 02/24/2024 from https://www.newspapers.com/image/167147135
Terry, Don. (06/26/1995). In a Chicago Neighborhood Overrun With Crime, a Serial Killer Almost Walks Away. The New York Times. Retrieved 02/24/2024 from https://www.nytimes.com/1995/06/26/us/in-a-chicago-neighborhood-overrun-with-crime-a-serial-killer-almost-walks-away.html
Dispatch Argus. (12/01/1999). Judge acquits murder suspect who allegedly confessed. Retrieved 02/24/2024 from https://qconline.com/news/illinois/judge-acquits-murder-suspect-who-allegedly-confessed/article_765ccf9b-b81b-57ce-8469-d61a9846dd2a.html
Martin, Andrew; Thomas, Jerry. (06/20/1995). Stranglings Sweep Neighborhood. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 02/25/2024 from https://www.newspapers.com/image/167472011/
Martin, Andrew; Thomas, Jerry. (06/21/1995). Drugs, Street Life Linked to Serial Murder Victims. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 02/25/2024 from https://www.newspapers.com/image/167147478/
Chicago Tribune. (10/30/1997). Trial Begins For Geralds In Englewood Slayings. Retrieved 02/27/2024 from https://www.chicagotribune.com/1997/10/30/trial-begins-for-geralds-in-englewood-slayings/
History
Office of The City Clerk. (n.d.). Land Acknowledgement Resolution. Retrieved 02/27/2024 from https://www.chicityclerk.com/land-acknowledgement-resolution-0
Encyclopedia of Chicago. (n.d.). Englewood. Retrieved 02/27/2024 from http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/426.html
Coleman, David. (08/31/2023). Englewood’s history casts a long shadow over a controversial affordable housing plan. Mosaic. Retrieved 02/27/2024 from https://mosaic.nj.com/commentary/2023/08/englewoods-history-casts-a-long-shadow-over-a-controversial-affordable-housing-plan-opinion.html
Leiter, Zachary. (08/30/2023). Chicago’s 250 Year History of Segregation. The Chicago Reporter. Retrieved 02/27/2024 from https://www.chicagoreporter.com/chicagos-250-year-history-of-segregation/
Music
“Abyss” by Alasen: ●https://soundcloud.com/alasen●https://twitter.com/icemantrap ●https://instagram.com/icemanbass/●https://soundcloud.com/therealfrozenguy●
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
“Freedom” by Caslo
https://freemusicarchive.org/music/caslo/
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
“Picture Perfect” by Yung Kartz
https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Yung_Kartz
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
“Master Disorder” & “Furious Freak” by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3791-furious-freak
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