The Chilling Case of the Cleveland Torso Murderer

TLDRBetween 1934 and 1938, a serial killer known as the Cleveland Torso Murderer terrorized the city. The killer targeted vagrants and sex workers, decapitating and dismembering his victims. Despite an extensive investigation led by Eliot Ness, the killer was never caught.

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00:00- [Ryan] This week on Buzzfeed Unsolved we investigate the Cleveland Torso Murderer, one of the most gruesome serial killers of all time.

02:23Between 1934 and 1938 in Cleveland Ohio, 13 people were killed by the serial killer near Kingsbury Run.

05:13The killer often dismembered the body through the torso and in no instance was a body found fully intact.

07:25Detective Eliot Ness was at serious risk of tainting his reputation if he did not make headway on the case.

10:45The bodies of the 12th and 13th victims were found near Eliot Ness's office window, a taunt that resonated with him.