Episode 178: The Cleveland Torso Murders PT 1

In this week’s episode, Kate and Paul head to mid 1930s Cleveland, where dismembered bodies begin turning up across the city. Can investigators identify the victims and stop a killer before he strikes again?

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Sources:

“19 Investigates Exclusive: Unidentified Victims of Cleveland’s ‘Torso Killer’ to be Exhumed, Tested for DNA.” Cleveland 19 News. July 8, 2024. https://www.cleveland19.com/2024/07/09/19-investigates-exclusive-unidentified-victims-clevelands-torso-killer-be-exhumed-tested-dna/ 

Badal, James. In the Wake of the Butcher: Cleveland’s Torso Murders. The Kent State University Press, 2014.

Badal, James. “The Kingsbury Run Murders aka ‘The Torso Murders.’” Cleveland Police Museum (blog). 2022. https://www.clevelandpolicemuseum.org/collections/torso-murders/

Bardsley, Marilyn. “The Kingsbury Run Murders or Cleveland Toso Murders.” Crime Library: Criminal Minds & Methods (blog). N.d., https://web.archive.org/web/20140724184549/http://www.crimelibrary.com/serial_killers/unsolved/kingsbury/index_1.html

Duffy, Brian (host) with James Badal (guest). “The Torso Killer.” Dark Side of the Land (podcast of Cleveland 19 News “19 Investigates”). Season 5, Episode 2. July 31, 2024. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWaIxGHhI-Q

Haidet, Ryan. “Movie about Cleveland Torso Murders: Filming Approved for Inside City Council’s Chamber.” WKYC Studios. April 22, 2025. https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/local/cleveland/cleveland-torso-murders-movie-city-council-chambers-shoestring-productions-serial-killer/95-e5917c8a-95a9-471f-aabb-6c03cfc4203f

“The Torso Killer: Cleveland’s Lingering Mystery.” Cleveland Public Library. October 18, 2025. https://cpl.org/the-torso-killer-clevelands-lingering-mystery/