What is William Heirens?
'''William Heirens''', known as the '''lipstick killer''', was a convicted [[murder]]er of three females (Josephine Ross, 43, Frances Brown, 33, and Suzanne Degnan, 6). He was sentenced to [[life imprisonment]], after a notorious message written in lipstick. On June 26, 1946, 17-year-old William Heirens was [[arrest]]ed for attempted [[burglary]]. According to Heirens, he drifted into [[unconscious]]ness under questioning and was [[interrogation|interrogated]] around the clock for six consecutive days, [[beating|beaten]], and [[starvation|starved]]. He was not allowed to see his parents for four days. He was also refused the opportunity to speak to a [[lawyer]] for six days. [[Category:1928 births]] [[Category:2012 deaths]] [[Category:American murderers]] [[Category:American serial killers]] {{bio-stub}}