How Springsteen Turned Starkweather's 1958 Murder Spree Into Rock Classic "Nebraska"

Bruce Springsteen's 1982 song "Nebraska" drew its inspiration from Charles Starkweather's notorious 1958 killing spree, in which eleven people were murdered across the American Midwest. Springsteen transformed the true-crime story into a spare, acoustic rock classic widely regarded as one of the greatest albums of his career. The stark, stripped-down sound underscores the despair and alienation of the characters portrayed in the song.

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