SERIAL KILLER: The Mad Butcher of Kingsbury Run Pt. 1
6/29/202649 min
In 1930s Cleveland, a killer known as the Mad Butcher of Kingsbury Run preyed on the vulnerable as the city struggled through the Great Depression. Victims were found dismembered and decapitated across the city, their identities stripped away as deliberately as their lives. This episode examines the psychology of overkill, dismemberment, and a pioneering criminal profile that was decades ahead of its time.
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First 90 secondsVanessa Richardson· Host0:00
[suspenseful music] Hi, listeners. Exciting news. Crime House+ and Murder: True Crime Stories are celebrating America's 250th by dropping a four-part limited series on the crimes that built America. These are the crimes and cases that gave us Miranda rights, sparked criminal profiling, and a murder that built America's missing children movement. Follow Murder: True Crime Stories for a new episode every Monday leading up to July 4th, or you can listen to all of them right now with Crime House+. To join, go to crimehouseplus.com, or if you're listening on Apple Podcasts, tap "try free" at the top of this show's page.
Angie Hicks0:40
[suspenseful music] This is Crime House.
Vanessa Richardson· Host0:51
[upbeat music] Anytime you're in a competition, it's important to know your opponent, whether you're trying to win a game, negotiate a deal, or even fighting for survival. If you understand who you're up against, you'll have much better odds. Unfortunately, that's not always possible. Sometimes we have no idea what our opponent is thinking. We don't know what they want or what they're capable of. This was the battle the people of Cleveland faced during the Great Depression, except unlike most other cities, Wall Street wasn't their biggest threat. A killer was, someone so psychotic