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April 7, 2025 72 mins

The Fifty States of Murder hits a high note as Eli and Mel take you on a guided tour of one of Ohio's most notorious murderers: the Cleveland Strangler! Anthony Sowell wasn't the sort of guy you brought home to mama unless mama also had a crack addiction. But he was always a gentleman when it came to the ladies, generously sharing his malt liquor and helping them out of second story windows. After a string of "dates" file police reports and then remember that they hate cops and refuse to testify, neighbors harass city hall over the horrible smell coming from his house, and yet another family member files a missing persons report after they haven't seen their drug addicted daughter in a month, the jig is up, the news is out, and someone draws the short straw and has to dig up that back yard! It's not a competition, but even the Corpse Collector might have second thoughts about this one as we uncover the smelly truth about... Ohio!

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