Lipstick Killer’s Final Message & The Outlaw Who Escaped Justice

Two killers, two very different fates.

In 1945, William Heirens, The Lipstick Killer, left a terrifying message scrawled on the wall of his victim’s home, begging police to stop him before he killed again.

Meanwhile, in 1883, Pete Spence was a Wild West outlaw and prime suspect in the murder of Morgan Earp. But thanks to a legal loophole, he walked free—only to kill again and serve a short sentence before disappearing into history.

A killer’s confession and an outlaw’s escape—both stories are haunting in their own way.