Eliot Ness took down Al Capone, but he couldn't stop the Mad Butcher of Kingsbury Run.

During the height of the Great Depression, a phantom stalked the shantytowns of Cleveland, Ohio. Known as the Mad Butcher of Kingsbury Run, this killer didn't just murder his victims—he dissected them with the precision of a surgeon, often leaving headless bodies to be found in plain sight.

In this episode, we explore the reign of terror that gripped Cleveland between 1935 and 1938. We examine the desperate investigation led by the legendary Eliot Ness, whose pristine reputation was shattered by a killer he couldn't catch. We cover the controversial burning of the "hobo jungles," the chilling interrogation of the prime suspect Dr. Francis Sweeney, and the 2024 breakthroughs by the DNA Doe Project that are finally giving names to the victims after nearly 90 years.

Timestamps:

• 00:00 - Intro: A killer as precise as a surgeon

• 00:55 - Kingsbury Run: The "Hobo Jungle" hunting ground

• 01:17 - The Signature: Decapitation and medical knowledge

• 01:56 - The Victims: 10 out of 12 remain unidentified

• 03:11 - Enter Eliot Ness: The man who fought Al Capone

• 03:41 - The Controversy: Did Ness burn down the shantytowns?

• 04:13 - Suspect 1: The suspicious death of Frank Dolezal

• 04:41 - Suspect 2: Dr. Francis Sweeney and the failed polygraph

• 05:25 - Political Shield: Why wasn't Sweeney arrested?

• 06:15 - 2024 Update: Exhuming bodies for DNA testing

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