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April 2, 1988 in Kansas City, Missouri.

A man wearing nothing but a dog collar was found walking around in the street, seeking help.

This man had just escaped the clutches of a twisted individual and was taken to a house nearby where he pleaded for police to be called.

A police investigation revealed a horrific series of murders that took place at the hands of one man, Robert Bordella,

who calculatingly and methodically kidnapped and tortured young vulnerable men before killing them.

To him, they weren't living, feeling, breathing individuals.

They were literally just pieces of meat and he would do with them what he wanted.

He took hundreds of photos and kept detailed notes to document his perverse acts, using disturbing methods to cause unimaginable pain and suffering.

This was not a spree killing, this was not somebody out of control of their actions.

This is somebody who knows what he's doing, knows what he wants to do and does it. That is the definition of evil.

After murdering them, he dissected his victims with such precision that he became known as the Kansas City Butcher.

He would cut the bodies up with a butcher knife and chainsaw and then put them in the trash.

This is what makes a killer, a series that chronicles the lives and crimes of the world's most notorious killers.

I'm your host Jennifer Natoso.

In every episode, we'll trace a killer's origins, examine their behavior and follow their path to bloodshed.

In this episode, we'll discuss Robert Bordella, the Kansas City Butcher.

This killer's story begins in 1949.

Robert Andrew Bordella Jr. was born on January 31st, the 1st of two sons.

He was raised in Chaeahoga Falls, Ohio in a strict Catholic household.

His father worked at the Ford Motor Company. His mother was a homemaker, so there were very much the traditional American nuclear family.

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