Cleveland's Mad Butcher: The Unsolved Torso Murders

Cleveland, Ohio. A fog-laden Kingsbury run, in the air thick with mystery as the city of Cleveland sleeps unknowingly. It's here, in this shadowy gully, that a gruesome discovery was made, one that would start a series of horrifying finds. Today's episode takes us to the year 1934, when Cleveland was at the center of a series of brutal killings.

TIMELINE
1934: The first discovery was made on September 5th, 1934, on the shores of Lake Erie.
1935: Even though there was a long cooling off period after this, another discovery was made a year later on September 23rd, 1935.
1936: Later, on June 5th, 1936, the severed head of an unidentified male was found wrapped in trousers in Kingsbury Run.
1938: By May 1938, the official count reached 11, when parts of an unidentified woman were pulled from the Cuyahoga River.

WHY THIS MATTERS
The story of Cleveland is a reminder that the events that shaped America didn't always happen in the biggest cities. What unfolded here left marks on the community that are still visible today. The full story is more complicated, and more human, than the version most people know.

Episode 152 | Hometown History | Hosted by Shane Waters

Hometown History explores forgotten stories from small-town America. The overlooked events, hidden triumphs, and buried tragedies that shaped the country we live in. New episodes every Tuesday. Find every episode at mythsandmalice.com/hometown-history

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