In the Wake of the Butcher Cleveland's Torso Murders

Name: In the Wake of the Butcher Cleveland's Torso Murders
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ISBN: 9780873386890

ISBN-10: 0873386892

ISBN-13: 9780873386890

Edition: 2001

Authors: James Jessen Badal

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On September 5, 1934, while walking along Lake Erie beach near his Cleveland home, Frank LaGassie made a gruesome discovery. Partially buried was the lower half of a woman's torso, legs amputated at the knees. This Lady of the Lake, as she was dubbed by the police and the press, was the first in a terrifying series of decapitation murders that haunted Cleveland for the next few years. From 1934 to 1938, the Torso Killer left the corpses of at least twelve victims in and around the Kingshury Run area of Cleveland. A frightened city turned to its safety director, the legendary Eliot Ness, who focused more energy and manpower on this investigation than any previous police action in Cleveland.…

Book details

List price: $18.00
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Kent State University Press
Publication date: 3/26/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 272
Size: 6.00" wide x 8.75" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English

Acknowledgments
Introduction	p. 1
September 5, 1934: The Lady of the Lake	p. 22
September 23, 1935: Double Murder	p. 29
January 26, 1936: A Frozen Corpse	p. 49
June 5, 1936: The Decapitated Tattooed Man	p. 60
July 22, 1936: Murder without a Clue	p. 69
September 10, 1936: Circus at a Stagnant Pool	p. 75
Cleveland's Shame	p. 86
February 23, 1937: A Second Lady of the Lake	p. 103
June 6, 1937: Bones in a Burlap Bag	p. 111
July 6, 1937: Savagery along the Cuyahoga	p. 117
April 8, 1938: Drugs and the Maiden	p. 126
August 16, 1938: Double Murder Again?	p. 134
August 18, 1938: A Descent into Hell	p. 145
1939-1943: Murder, Mutilation, and Mayhem	p. 151
July 22, 1950: An Echo from the Past	p. 161
Portrait of a Killer	p. 166
Suspects	p. 175
Epilogue	p. 239
Maps	p. 243
Bibliography	p. 248
Index	p. 250
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