本案中的一些證物。（圖：torsomurders.com）經(jīng)過調(diào)查，其中一名受害者為愛德華?安德拉斯（Edward A. Andrassy），曾是克里蘭夫市立醫(yī)院精神病科的一名護理員。他長期與問題青年沆瀣一氣，還曾因私藏武器被送往教養(yǎng)院勞改。安德拉斯的母親透露，此前曾有人在追殺自己的兒子，而在安德拉斯出門避難后，就與家人失去了聯(lián)系。此案的線索到這里就突然中斷，可是殺手的瘋狂才剛剛開始。在隨后的幾年中，兇手用極其血腥殘忍的手段輕松地干掉了10個人，可是人們卻拿他毫無辦法。每一起兇案的受害者都被剁成碎塊，警方甚至將其中一人的頭部復原像放到“五大湖博覽會”上展覽，但超過700萬名游客，沒有一個人可以說出個究竟。到了后來，這個兇犯似乎已經(jīng)不是為了殺人而殺人：在一次極具挑釁的犯案中，他將一具無頭女尸直接拋棄在當?shù)刂伟查L官艾略特?內(nèi)斯（Eliot Ness）的辦公室窗戶對面，公然向警方示威。內(nèi)斯有些坐不住了，他明白此案非同小可，開始親自著手梳理線索。他下令全面搜查金斯伯里河岸棚戶區(qū)，每一個流浪漢都先后被帶往警局問話。甚至有警官假扮成流浪漢，暗中搜尋可疑人物。
警方正在犯罪現(xiàn)場進行調(diào)查。（圖：torsomurders.com）考爾斯發(fā)現(xiàn)，時年44歲的斯維尼有酗酒的毛病，他出入桑達斯基市退伍軍人醫(yī)院是為了接受治療。其中有幾次入院時間恰好與克利夫蘭連環(huán)殺手的行兇時間吻合。看起來，治療不僅在幫助斯維尼戒酒，還恰好為他提供了完美的不在場證明。執(zhí)著的考爾斯細致地考察了這間醫(yī)院，發(fā)現(xiàn)斯維尼在就醫(yī)期間并未受到任何“特別看護”。醫(yī)院不是監(jiān)獄，病人的人身自由不會受到限制。尤其在周末或節(jié)日期間，前來探視的人數(shù)眾多，像斯維尼這樣的急診病人可以隨便出入而不引起注意。考爾斯推斷，斯維尼很有可能伺機從桑達斯基跑回克利夫蘭，殺人之后再神鬼不知地回來。一個名叫艾利克斯（Alex Archaki）的人向考爾斯透露，斯維尼確實有幾次偷偷外出，而且時間也與克利夫蘭幾起謀殺的時間吻合。鎖定嫌犯回到克利夫蘭，考爾斯開始針對斯維尼展開秘密調(diào)查。他了解到，出生于1894年的斯維尼來自一個貧苦家庭，父親早年因傷致殘，母親又在他9歲那年死于中風。斯維尼自幼便和幾個兄弟姐妹混跡于金斯伯里河岸的貧民窟，自生自滅。然而，家庭的不幸并未影響到這個志存高遠的年輕人，憑借自身的聰明和勤奮，他拿到了圣路易斯醫(yī)學院的醫(yī)學學位，并成為了圣亞力克西斯醫(yī)院的外科醫(yī)生。然而好景不長，由于過度疲勞和精神壓力，斯維尼逐漸開始酗酒，他變得殘暴而易怒，經(jīng)常與家人和同事發(fā)生爭執(zhí)。酒精最終摧毀了他的健康、事業(yè)和家庭，1936年，他的妻子提出離婚，并帶著他們的兒子離開了家。除去外貌特征和醫(yī)學背景，考爾斯將斯維尼列為重大嫌疑人的另一個原因是他出身金斯伯里河岸的貧民窟。在那些撿垃圾為生的少年時期，他顯然有足夠的時間將每一座茅屋每一條支流的位置諳熟于心。此外，還有傳言斯維尼是一個雙性戀，考爾斯認為這可以解釋為什么死者有男有女，并且都遭受過殘忍的暴虐。在毫無進展的調(diào)查中，斯維尼仿佛成了克利夫蘭警局最后的救命稻草。然而，還有一個意想不到的因素阻礙著他們：盡管出身貧寒，斯維尼卻有一個位高權(quán)重的堂兄——美國國會議員馬丁?斯維尼。無獨有偶，此人還正好是治安官內(nèi)斯的政敵，曾屢次公開批評內(nèi)斯執(zhí)法不力。這位仁兄怎會料到，此案目前最大的嫌疑犯竟與他沾親帶故。秘密審訊為避免引發(fā)政治丑聞，8月23號上午，警方在克利夫蘭酒店的一間套房里，對斯維尼進行了秘密審訊。除了內(nèi)斯、考爾斯和兩名醫(yī)生，還有一位萊納德?吉勒博士（Dr. Leonard Keeler）也參與了這次審問。作為參與發(fā)明測謊儀的專家之一，他帶著全套行頭專程從芝加哥趕來。
意外死亡的嫌犯弗蘭克?多列熱（圖：TruTV）調(diào)查依然繼續(xù)，但始終收效甚微。1939年，警方曾逮捕一個名叫弗蘭克?多列熱（frank Dolezel）的人，控告他與連環(huán)謀殺案的其中兩起有關(guān)，但此人沒等到開庭便死在獄中。追兇到此為止，所有線索全部中斷。官方認定的受害者一共12名，雖然還有證據(jù)表明人數(shù)應該更多——也許他們，是除了兇手之外，唯一了解事情真相的人。了解更多：[1]Kinsbury Run[2]The Kingsbury Run Murders or Cleveland Torso Murders[3]The Mad Butcher of Kingsbury Run-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
"The Mad Butcher of Kingsbury Run""My girlfriend and I were walking home from the movies. It was later at night and we were going under a bridge. We felt safe because my dog, Jack was with us. Jack was a good dog. After a while we noticed Jack was gone, he'd run off. We heard him whimpering and called him to us . He came to me and I could see he had something in his mouth. I said, "drop it, boy" and he did. He was a good dog. What he dropped was a human hand, from "the butcher".*********************The area has changed, but only by so much. The bridges are still the same. In the 60's we'd go to dinner at Superior and 39th. Chung Wah's Chinese restaurant was located there. Coming from the west, you pass under the railroad tracks on Superior. Its old, almost prehistoric. And right there, if you look, there's holes in the bridge, in the infrastructure.My Mom would say that "the butcher stuffed the body parts in there, right in the holes".I've eaten there since, it's now called "The Town Fryer" (since closed). When we would get out of the car, to this day, I can't help but look up at the bridge and remember.**********************The above stories, in some variation were told to me by my Mother, usually late at night, in the fall, usually you know, around Halloween. Of course, my siblings and I believed every word and wanted more. This was the way I first became familiar with the story, legend and facts of the Cleveland Torso Murders. So, thank you, Mom, for scaring the Hell out of me.*******This site makes an attempt to gather all known information and speculation about who is referred to as "The Mad Butcher of Kingsbury Run" or "The Butcher" or what is referred to as "The Cleveland Torso Murders", "The Kingsbury Run Murders", or simply "The Torso Murders".Torso - definition:a sculptured representation of the trunk of a human bodysomething (as a piece of writing) that is mutilated or left unfinishedthe human trunkThis definition is cited from Merriam - Webster online dictionary. Link - the underlines are by us.Some of the victims remains were found in burlap bags. From Wikipedia:"Burlap is often used to make sacks and bags to ship goods like coffee beans. It is breathable and thus resists condensation and associated spoilage of thecontents. It is also durable enough to withstand rough handling in transit". Again, the underlines are ours.Cleveland's so called torso murders (chiefly named that because that's usually what they found) were perhaps the most sensational crimes to happen not in New York, Chicago or Los Angeles but in Cleveland, Ohio, home of less than a million people. During a time span of roughly 4 years from 1934 to 1938, at least 13 known victims were and have been attributed to this series of unsolved slayings. The crimes were almost evenly committed against both sexes, 7 males and 6 females, so the murders don't appear to be gender based, ala Jack the Ripper. Also known as the Kingsbury Run murders (after the supposed perpetrator, the "Mad Butcher of Kingsbury Run", Kingsbury Run Photo being the principle area the torsos were found) the bodies started appearing shortly after Eliot Ness appeared in Cleveland. With only 2 bodies identified, the killer was either lucky or chose his or her victims well. Ness was never able to solve these crimes and went to his grave a broken, alcoholic shadow of the legend he once was. As the title of at least one book attests, he may have been the 14th victim.As time has gone on and new information becomes available and as a more historical perspective comes into view some people have begun to see possible connections between this series of crimes and other notable, similar methods of dispatch applied to marginal, individual, members of society. Largely, in crimes of this nature, there appears to be a "victim pool". Poor, transient, addicted, nameless, faceless
(and headless, in this case) people of dubious employment if that, are the prey of choice, and for a good reason. In most societies there's a plentiful supply of individuals in these dire straits, if the bodies are found, they are hardly traceable, and nobody really cares. The Whitechapel Murders (Jack the Ripper), the Cleveland Torso Murders, and the Black Dahlia Murders in addition to some other regional crimes have all drawn interest and speculations of co-conspirators or same perpetrator because of certain similarities, not the least of which is knife type mutilations occurring on all known victims.This is The Cleveland Torso Murders Website and that is the topic that will be covered on these pages. When information seems pertinent or interesting concerning the given subject, it will be included. I grew up on stories about the "Torso Murderer" and tend to think of it as a Cleveland-centric crime. Acknowledging this, there will be no bias in the presentation of the facts concerning this situation that happened over 70 years ago but continues to draw interest locally as well as nationally and sometimes even from abroad.One last note: there will be no closure. This crime is unsolvable and is only open to speculation. Maybe that's what makes it so intriguing after all these years. That said, we will try to "piece together" as much information in an easily readable format as possible. Your help is needed and appreciated. If you or anybody you know have recollections about this case, grew up hearing about as we did or have insights or theories or questions, contact us.Jim
