67: Serial Killer Summer: The Cleveland Torso Murderer (Unsolved)

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Join us as we discuss one of Cleveland's most notorious serial killers, the unidentified Cleveland Torso Murderer. This person is officially responsible for 12 victims, but recent research shows the number could be much higher. The people targeted by this killer were living a more transient lifestyle (drifters, sex workers, and the destitute), which contributed to why many of the victims remain unidentified.

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Sources:

• Cleveland Torso Murderer - Wikipedia
• Torso Murders - Cleveland Police Museum
• TORSO MURDERS | Encyclopedia of Cleveland History | Case Western Reserve University
• Cleveland's infamous Torso Murders: 80 years later, the fascination endures (vintage photos) - cleveland.com
• Cleveland’s ‘torso killer’ was more vicious than Jack the Ripper
• The Torso Killer: The Sadistic Serial Killer Who Evaded Justice - The CrimeWire
• Eliot Ness’ Pursuit of the Cleveland Torso Murderer | by C.S. Voll | Medium
• The Cleveland Torso Murderer: The Scariest Serial Killer You've Never Heard Of | Mental Floss
• TORSO MURDERS | Encyclopedia of Cleveland History | Case Western Reserve University
• Cleveland Torso Murders Map - Google My Maps
• The Mad Butcher of Kingsbury Run | Criminal Minds Wiki | Fandom
• Solving the Cleveland Torso Murders
• Unsolved mystery of Cleveland Torso Murderer's 4-year rampage with 13 mutilated victims - Mirror Online
• https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/articles/22278-cervical-spine
• https://www.crimelibrary.org/serial_killers/unsolved/kingsbury/8c.html
• https://clevelandmemory.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/press/id/66/#:~:text=Burning%20down%20the%20shantyville%20in,of%20potential%20torso%20murder%20victims.