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January 11, 2024 • 51 mins

Between the years of 1934 and 1938, severed body parts began to appear across Cleveland. Many of these victims, as well as their killer, remain unidentified to this day.


Sources:

Torso murders. Cleveland Police Museum. (2023, January 9). https://www.clevelandpolicemuseum.org/collections/torso-murders/


Cphs. (2022, October 30). Torso murders: Identifying the victims. Cleveland Police Museum. https://www.clevelandpolicemuseum.org/torso-murders/torso-murders-identifying-the-victims/



Dr. Francis E. Sweeney. The Tombstone Tourist. (2023, February 16). https://thetombstonetourist.com/graves/dr-francis-e-sweeney/



Torso murders: Encyclopedia of cleveland history: Case western reserve university. Encyclopedia of Cleveland History | Case Western Reserve University. (2020, November 11). https://case.edu/ech/articles/t/torso-murders



Lytle, A. (n.d.). Kingsbury Run. Cleveland Historical. https://clevelandhistorical.org/items/show/376



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