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The Cleveland Torso Murderer, also known as the Mad Butcher of Kingsbury Run, was an unidentified serial killer who was active in Cleveland, Ohio, United States, in the 1930s. The killings were characterized by the dismemberment of thirteen known victims and the disposal of their remains in the impoverished neighborhood of Kingsbury Run . [1]
Sep 29, 2020 · The nude, exsanguinated body was found by nearby railroad tracks soon after. The cause of death was decapitation. It was the fourth dismembered body to show up in less than a year, and Cleveland...
- Vince Guerrieri
Oct 12, 2018 · 246. shares. Laura DeMarco, The Plain Dealer. Cleveland's infamous Torso Murders: 80 years later, the fascination endures (vintage photos) CLEVELAND, Ohio – More than 80 years after the...
aka "The Torso Murders". Between 1935 and 1938, a serial killer murdered and dismembered at least 12 victims - only 2 of which were ever positively identified. This killer is officially unidentified, yet researchers of today are quite certain who committed these horrible crimes. By Dr. James J. Badal, updated 2022.
Jun 19, 2014 · For 18 years, Badal, 71, has researched the Torso Murders, the spree of decapitation killings that terrified Cleveland during the Great Depression. The torso murderer killed seven men and five or six women. He dismembered most of his victims, cutting them apart with a skill that suggested a knowledge of human anatomy.
- Erick Trickey
Oct 24, 2017 · Updated December 19, 2017. In four years, the Cleveland Torso Murderer killed, dismembered and castrated 12 different victims, and was never identified. Bettman/Getty Images. Investigators look at the dismembered head of one of the victims. The first body appeared in September 1934.
Apr 12, 2024 · The Torso Murders: Cleveland’s serial killer, still at large – The Observer. Veronica Madell, Staff ReporterNovember 1, 2019. In September 1934, the first body was found. A young man was walking along the shores of Lake Erie when he stumbled upon the lower torso of a woman. Later that week, a dive team found the arms, but never the head.
