The Kansas City Butcher: The Case Of Robert A. Berdella
I Could Murder A Podcast
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4.7 • 700 Ratings
🗓️ 16 March 2026
⏱️ 87 minutes
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In the late 1980s, a quiet neighbourhood in Kansas City became the centre of one of the most disturbing criminal investigations in Missouri’s history.
When authorities began looking into the activities of Robert A. Berdella, they uncovered a case that stunned investigators and shocked the wider public. What started with a single escape soon revealed a pattern of crimes that had been hidden behind the walls of an ordinary home.
As the investigation unfolded, evidence began to paint a chilling picture of what had been happening for years without the outside world knowing.
The case quickly made national headlines and led to a major criminal trial that remains one of the most infamous in Kansas City history.
In this episode, we break down how the investigation began, what police discovered, and how the case against Berdella finally came to light.
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Presented by Tom Norris & Ben Carter
Written by Ben Carter
Produced by Dan J Lambert
Edited by Ben Bonsey
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| 0:24.0 | It was the morning of April 2nd, 1988. |
| 0:28.9 | A quiet day in Kansas City was just about to begin. |
| 0:33.3 | The streets were calm and the city was waking slowly, |
| 0:37.5 | completely unaware of the nightmare about to spill out into the open. |
| 0:44.8 | Not long after dawn, he jumped, wearing nothing but a dog collar, |
| 0:48.3 | bleeding, battered and screaming for his life. |
| 0:54.6 | A young man had held himself from a second-story window, breaking his foot in the process. |
| 1:01.3 | Every nerve was now on fire, and every thought was consumed by one crucial goal. |
| 1:02.8 | Survival. |
| 1:09.8 | Naked, terrified, and desperate, he hobbled toward the first safe haven he could see, a neighbour's open porch. |
| 1:12.9 | When nobody answered, he moved as quickly as he could towards a meter reader who was working down the road. |
| 1:19.7 | He started shouting, begging, crying for the man's help. |
| 1:24.9 | He tried to explain what had happened to him, |
| 1:28.7 | but he could not find the words. |
| 1:31.7 | The police were called soon after, |
| 1:34.1 | and the young man was now safe. |
| 1:40.8 | Inside a modest three-story house on Charlotte Street, |
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