Reputed ‘Ripper Crew’ Member, Killer Released From Prison

Reputed ‘Ripper Crew’ Member, Killer Released From Prison
This undated photo provided by the Illinois Department of Corrections shows Thomas Kokoraleis. Illinois Department of Corrections/File via AP
The Associated Press
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CANTON, Illinois—A man convicted of murder as a suspected member of the notorious “Ripper Crew” that killed as many as 20 Chicago-area women in the 1980s has been released from prison, according to a statewide alert sent Friday morning, March 29.

Thomas Kokoraleis, now 58, was one of four men accused of being part in the notorious satanic cult, “Ripper Crew,” that abducted, tortured, mutilated, and killed women. He was initially sentenced to life in prison in 1984.