The Mystery of The Mad Butcher of Kingsbury Run

Tattooed man may have been a sailor and so anyone who knew him had already moved on

Couple of things Simon, 1st, your writers know you soooo well... they respond to your unscripted comments in the main script.... 2nd, the way you narrate, is supreme. 💙

Ey mister officer, what you be doin with them trousers when you done wit them?

Most first world countries no longer use the “Reed Technique” because of the frequency of false confessions. Why on earth does the USA still use it to interrogate suspects?!!?

Simon “Untouchables”. Also Simon “Where have I heard “Eliot Ness” before?

I think that there have always been serial killers. Ted Bundy became a media sensation & infamous. Some “copy cats” (serial killers) after Bundy even admitted that he was their inspiration for not attempting to hide their crimes…quite the opposite! Since dna they are (mostly) back to hiding the bodies, rather than displaying them in a grotesque way, as in the 1980’s & early 1990’s.

They used to claim that nearly all serial killers were white men. DNA has proven that they come in all skin colours & nationalities. Society & the police must care about the victims to even suspect that a serial killer is active. Sex workers & black women weren’t considered fully human back in the day…😢

Great script! Thank you Matt.

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Thank you Simon!

The Untouchables *sighI

Psychotic and psychopathic don’t mean anything close to the same thing.

So glad I found this channel. Thoroughly enjoyed your presentation. Thank you

A bushel is a measurement of Volume ( 8 imperial gallons) collected in a basket of set measurements
Base diameter 12 inches, top diameter 18 inchrs, height 12 inches
Ie A bussel of apples... Approx 120 medium sized apples

Carrots ...one bushel 50 lbs
Corn..... 48 lb
Millet 58 lb
Beets 60 lb
Spinach 12 lb

Jeez. The shit I listen to while cooking dinner.

Al Capone

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When I see dead bodies in the streets or in an alley, I just assume it’s a mannequin. Especially if it’s only a leg or arm.

Crazy to think this happened so close to my house.

There were many streets in English towns with That name (Gropec**t Lane or Street), unfortunately all seem to have been renamed by prissy Victorians. There are plenty of other amusing names though, South Yorkshire Police have an operations complex in Sheffield on Letsby Avenue.

Do they not use bushel baskets outside America?

Cleveland author and historian John Stark Bellamy, in his book The Maniac in the Bushes, hypothesizes that there wasn't a single Mad Butcher, but they were just similar murders, linked when they shouldn't have been. Also, the fact that only two of the bodies were found in the Kingsbury Run area.
Also, back in August, the Cuyahoga County ME exhumed some of the remains to get DNA evidence to identify the victims.

Just say it's solved. People have been wrongly convicted on less and declared the killer. It was sweeny.

The 2 bodies left in eyeshot of Ness's office window weren't fresh, they had been refrigerated according to the Coroner.
Guess what a Hobo and transient encampment doesn't have? A Refrigerator, and definitely not a refrigerator big enough to store two bodies in.
Guess where there was a refrigerator that size?
The Coroner's Office that Dr Sweeney's office was next door to, in which Sweeney was seen on occasions despite having no business being there.
That alone is some pretty strong circumstantial evidence in my humble opinion.

I think Simon has done this one before.

loved the dates being added on screen. ive studied this case extensively and thought this was really well done. good job simon

The Hobo Jungle... or the Hobungle if you will!
Elliot Ness was in an episode of Supernatural. =D

If you ever see a random pair of pants anywhere, 99% of the time there's probably shit in them. Don't inspect. There's just some amount of fecal matter.

What if I take very enthusiastic walks?

I love the casual criminalist,but isnt this a re upload? Or am I remembering wrong?

Three days to SoBeR uP wheeze

Amazing

Anyone else feel like the buzzfeed unsolved video from years back covered this case in much more detail in comparison to this?

If you go to Cleveland and hang out in the bars you're bound to hear someone say "Sweeney Did It!" Which is a euphemism for "I did it, everybody knows I did it, and, I got away with it."

You pronounce Cuyahoga better than my professors in Virginia 😂.

I’m absolutely shocked I’ve never heard of this story though 😵‍💫. You could also include the story you did about Lakewood, since it’s the next town over and a major of the crime happened downtown

Did this inspire the plot to LA Noir???

Was always fascinated by the Torso Murders. My dad helped set up that display in the Cleveland Police Museum, and said those death masks creeped him out.

And it's pronounced "Kai-ah-HO-gah" River.

The Way Simon says Cuyahoga has me rolling 😂😂😂😂

Assuming jack the ripper was between 18 and 25, he would have been between 61 and 68 in 1932

Hahaha! The "Bubbles" gif at his eyes wide open comment had me in stitches! 😅 Nothing like a little TPB to bring a touch of class to an event.

I didn’t have an Amp clip in a Simon video on my bingo card. But I’m here for it!

Some good news in this case is that authorities are currently in the beginning stages of trying genetic geanology on "Rose"and the other victims. Let's hope its possible after all this time!

Great story. I'm from the Cleveland area and enjoy stories from the area. It's funny hearing people try to say cuyahoga because nobody says it right

He probably ate the organs missing

Me, walking my dog at 10 pm listening to Simon advise not to go on walks...

Many people die by hanging from low-mounted items such as doorknobs or bed frames. Epp Stein was one of them. It doesn't need to be an object taller than the person so long as there is enough of their weight free to cose off the trachea. Some people choose those locations because their intentions aren't lethal (i.e., autoerotic asphyxiation) or maybe because they are building in a precaution if they change their mind. For me, tthese among the saddest cases.

There is a street near me called bell end...people have stole the sign more than once

Fantastic host

Having lived 20 miles south of Cleveland my entire life, I find it endlessly entertaining to listen to you mangle the pronunciation of the Cuyahoga River. It’s a pain, and I totally understand getting it wrong, but you keep getting it wrong differently every time you say it. You actually almost got it right once this episode.

Keep fighting the good fight, given how many crazies Cleveland seems to have, you’ll have more episodes to get it right.