The Cleveland Health Department had been flooded by calls from residents on Imperial Avenue. The residents complained of an inescapable, pungent, thick stench that was so strong that it made their eyes sting.
After years of calls, the inspectors went out to investigate. The source was clear.
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What Jane Doe & Cornell 7 Said Happened That Night- All The Inconsistencies
Senior Night at a high school football game is a very big deal. It’s kind of like the Oscars and a State of the Union coming together for one night. There are tears, balloon arches, and slow-motion football videos, with a coach trying his best to sound like Morgan Freeman. But at ... Show More
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Cornell 7: Jane Doe’s Initial Police Report Released, Everything She Told Police About That Night
There aren’t many reasons why a pedestrian gets hit by a car ends up being at fault. But at Cornell, a student whose foot was allegedly run over by university president Michael Kotlikoff’s car was banned from campus for a year. A few months later, Cornell faces another scandal. J ... Show More
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The Cleveland Strangler: House of Horrors
For months, the stench emanating from 12205 Imperial Avenue in Cleveland had its neighbors up in arms. Not only that, but black women were disappearing, and the local authorities ignored the community's concerns. But when two survivors both told the police about the horrors they' ... Show More
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Joel Rifkin | Joel the Ripper - Part 1
<p>The stench hit them first in the cluttered garage. A wheelbarrow overflowed with a crimson tide – human blood, thick and viscous. A pair of women’s panties lay discarded on the floor, a grotesque echo amongst the coils of rope and the rolled-up tarps. A chainsaw, its metallic ... Show More
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Mar 2024
The Briley Brothers | The Slaying Brothers - Part 1
<p>Imagine if you will, dear listener, an anonymous-looking apartment house on Barton Avenue, Richmond, state of Virginia. It hadn't been opened for three baking-hot days. Opening the door, the seasoned investigators were blasted with a wave of heat and rot. The smell was like a ... Show More
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Aug 2023
The Cleveland Torso Murders Pt. 1
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 s ... Show More
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