What is Chicago Strangler?
{{Infobox murderer|name=Chicago Strangler|victims=50, (possibly more)|beginyear=2001|endyear=2018|country=United States|states=[[Illinois]]}} The '''Chicago Strangler''' is the [[nickname]] given to an [[Americans|American]] [[serial killer]] (or killers). He is suspected of [[Rape|raping]] and [[killing]] at least 55 women in [[Chicago|Southwestern Chicago]] between 2001 and 2018. The killings were not believed to be by the same person until 2018. Before that, they were considered to have been done by different people. Representatives of the [[Chicago Police Department]] told the [[News media|media]] in 2019 that there may be more than one serial killer in the city. == Victims == The killer chose women between the ages of 18 and 58 as victims. They were mostly [[African Americans|African-American]]. Most of the victims were [[Prostitution|prostitutes]] or members of a [[marginalized group]] who had previous problems with the [[Justice|justice system]]. Almost all of the victims were [[Strangulation|strangled]]. They were left in unused buildings, [[Alley|alleys]], [[Waste container|garbage bins]], parks and [[Snow|snowdrifts]]. In November 2007, one person killed two women in two days. He put their bodies in garbage cans and then set them on fire. Most of the [[Murder|murders]] were done near Washington Park in Chicago's Southside and near Garfield Park in Western Chicago. Washington park is a high-crime area. . {{US-biography-stub}} [[Category:American serial killers]] [[Category:Criminals from Chicago]]