The Cleveland Torso Murders Pt. 1

Serial Killers

Spotify Studios

True Crime, History, Education

4.6 • 30.3K Ratings

🗓️ 7 August 2023

⏱️ 41 minutes

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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. This episode originally aired in April 2019. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Due to the graphic nature of this killer's crimes, listener discretion is advised.
0:04.9	This episode includes discussions of murder and assault that some people may find offensive.
0:10.4	We advise extreme caution for children under 13.
0:17.5	Lillian Jones hadn't been a sex worker for very long,
0:20.8	but when you live in the most rundown slum of Cleveland in the midst of the Great Depression,
0:25.9	honest work is hard to come by.
0:28.2	She sat on her John's couch as he fixed her a drink in the kitchen.
0:32.3	He was a hulking man, but seemed nice.
0:35.2	She had seen him frequent the CD bar where they'd met.
0:38.4	Everyone seemed to know and like him.
0:41.9	She heard him rustling around in the kitchen and went to see what was taking so long.
0:46.4	But the man she saw standing by the sink had changed.
0:50.6	His eyes had gone cold.
0:52.6	She could sense an anger welling up inside him.
0:55.6	He seemed to look right through her.
0:58.0	Then he picked up a knife.
1:00.6	Lillian screamed as she raced out of the kitchen,
1:03.5	hearing his heavy footsteps behind her.
1:06.8	She dashed down the hallway and threw herself into the bathroom,
1:10.6	locking the door behind her.
1:12.4	The John threw his weight against the door,
1:15.0	as Lillian pride opened the bathroom window.
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