“Mad Butcher of Kingsbury Run” - The Cleveland Torso Murders

Killer Stories with Harvey Guillén

Spotify Studios

True Crime, Education, History

4.7 • 30.7K Ratings

🗓️ 8 April 2019

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

When a torso washed up on the banks of the Cuyahoga River in 1937, the police initially assumed a crime of passion. But when the next torso was found, they knew they had a serial murderer on their hands. Nicknamed the Mad Butcher of Kingsbury Run, a notorious killer stalked the slums of Cleveland, killing vagrants he thought no one would miss. Parcasters - One of the greatest true crime cases in ever told is also one of the most impactful events in our nation’s history! Can you guess which one it is? Find out now at parcast.com/assassinations Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:30.1	Due to the graphic nature of this killer's crimes,
0:33.0	listener discretion is advised.
0:35.0	This episode includes discussions of murder and assault
0:38.0	that some people may find offensive.
0:40.0	We advise extreme caution for children under 13.
0:44.0	Lillian Jones hadn't been a sex worker for very long,
0:51.0	but when you live in the most run-down slum of Cleveland in the midst of the Great Depression,
0:56.3	honest work is hard to come by.
0:58.6	She sat on her John's couch as he fixed her a drink in the kitchen. He was a hulking man, but seemed nice.
1:05.0	She had seen him frequent the CED bar where they'd met.
1:08.0	Everyone seemed to know and like him.
1:11.0	She heard him rustling around in the kitchen and went to see what was taking so long.
1:16.8	But the man she saw standing by the sink had changed.
1:21.0	His eyes had gone cold. She could sense an anger welling up inside him. He seemed to look right through her.
1:28.0	Then he picked up a knife.
1:30.0	Lillian screamed as she raced out of the kitchen, hearing his heavy footsteps behind her.
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