Was This the Black Dahlia Murderer? | Cleveland Torso Killer

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True Crime, Society & Culture

4.8 • 4.1K Ratings

🗓️ 27 November 2023

⏱️ 51 minutes

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In September 1934, a portion of a woman’s torso was found on the shore of Lake Erie in Cleveland. Weeks later other parts of her body were found, turned red from an unknown chemical. The woman became known as the “Lady of the Lake.” This seemingly isolated murder foreshadowed a grisly killer that haunted Cleveland for years to come. Today let’s discuss the puzzling case of the Cleveland Torso Killer. Content warnings: graphic description of violence/murder. Be careful when looking up images for this case. If you'd like to listen to past mysteries we discuss, they are: Servant Girl Annihilator (https://open.spotify.com/episode/7xEQSMtKXwYYUQhlL7ygUP?si=bd25196d17214642), Jack the Ripper (https://open.spotify.com/episode/1si23rEL6RmdCn5KtWi7Bo?si=d512edd870e04e66), Zodiac Killer (https://open.spotify.com/episode/4hp2q3eG1eSx7XvlRgFQsT?si=6d4fadb3d4dd4e87), and Black Dahlia (https://open.spotify.com/episode/51eP7pQAS26V7K7VAbrarc?si=19be70ad2a5a48d8). Sponsored by HelloFresh (go to http://hellofresh.com/redwebfree and use code redwebfree for FREE breakfast for life!), Rocket Money (go to http://rocketmoney.com/redweb to cancel your unwanted subscriptions), and Uncommon Goods (go to http://uncommongoods.com/redweb to get 15% off). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	In September 1934, a portion of a woman's torso was found on the shore of Lake Erie in Cleveland, Ohio.
0:11.0	Weeks later, other parts of her body were found, turned red from an unknown chemical.
0:16.2	The woman became known as the Lady of the Lake.
0:18.8	This seemingly isolated murder foreshatted a grisly killer that haunted Cleveland for years to come. Today, let's murdered Red Web. Welcome back, Task Force to another episode of Red Web, the show all about the unsolved mysteries of our world from
0:44.4	true crime to paranormal and a little bit of everything in between. I'm your
0:48.1	resident mystery enthusiast Trevor Collins and joining me hearing this
0:51.4	mystery for the very first time
0:53.0	Alfredo Diaz.
0:54.0	I know nothing about Cleveland except that everyone dunks on it all the time.
0:58.0	Come and look at both of our building.
1:00.0	Like, exactly, like that.
1:02.0	People make songs dunking on Cleveland. building. Yeah, exactly, like that.
1:02.6	People make songs Dunkin on Cleveland.
1:04.6	Jokes Dunkin on Cleveland.
1:06.5	Apparently it's just...
1:07.9	It's a forgotten city that used to be huge.
1:10.4	It was a steel city and when you know industry shifted and yes shifted like people fled the city and so now you have what once was a great city and you have some of the bones left but yeah I have some
1:23.7	family members from there and a friend that lives there and it's it rivals
1:27.1	Seattle in its overcast rainy nature. Yeah I mean like I, I think Seattle is probably the place that I've taken a vacation to the most, but I don't think I can ever live in Sano just because it's so gloomy all the time and so rainy all the time.
1:42.0	Beautiful summers. all the time and so rainy all the time.
1:43.0	Beautiful summers though.
1:45.0	Great places to eat and like, I don't know, travel and visit too, but yeah I don't know.
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