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 o ... Show More
Sep 14
Crownless: Heist at the Louvre
In broad daylight at the world’s most prestigious museum, a disguised team of thieves breached Musée du Louvre in just seven minutes, made off with eight priceless pieces of the French Crown Jewels, and exposed how even the most iconic institution can be undone by audacity and a ... Show More
30m 45s
May 2019
E146: “The Torso Murders” - Mad Butcher of Kingsbury Run
On September 23, 1935, a decapitated torso was found in Kingsbury Run, a railroad slum just outside Cleveland, Ohio. People were terrified of this horrific discovery, but they hardly suspected that it was only the first murder of a serial killer who would terrorize the city for y ... Show More
47m 2s
Aug 2018
Ep81 - The Cleveland Torso Murderer
The Cleveland Torso Murderer is an unknown serial killer who murdered at least 12 and maybe as many as 20 in the 1930s. The murders were absolutely horrific, as victims were decapitated, dismembered, and disembowled. The famous lawman Eliot Ness even headed up the search for the ... Show More
1 h