mystmidwestThis week we recap Leaving Neverland, and Danielle does a deep dive on the mysterious Cleveland Torso Murders – a string of murders in the 1930’s that left a trail of dismembered victims, leaving police and main investigator Eliot Ness baffled.
Relevant Content
Dr. Jame Badal
Map of Kingsbury Run
Death Mask of Florence Polillo
Death Mask of the Tattooed Man
Florence Polillo
Detective Peter Merylo
Public Safety Director and Lead Investigator, Eliot Ness
Newspaper article on the murders
A raid of one of the shanty towns in Kingsbury Run
Burning the Shanty Town 
Suspect #1 – Frank Dolezal
Edward Andrassy
Suspect #2 – Dr. Francis Sweeney
Detective Merylo undercover
Letter to Cleveland Police
Postcard from Sweeney to Ness
Postcard from Sweeney to Ness
Resources: In the Wake of the Butcher by Dr. James Badal, NY Daily News, Cleveland Police Museum
Podcast Pal
This week we want to give a big shout out to our friends at That’s Weird Podcast, who are basically our West Coast soul sisters. Basically, an amateur cryptozoologist and a mediocre conspiracy theorist get together every other week to talk about the things that make them say “that’s weird!” Listen here today!