Crooked River

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CROOKED RIVER is a fictional podcast narrative that spans the five-year period between September 1934 and August 1939 in post-Prohibition Cleveland, Ohio at the height of the Great Depression. During this politically turbulent time, an elusive killer decapitated and dismembered thirteen victims—seven men and six women—all under the watch of newly appointed Public Safety Director Eliot Ness, the famed G-man from Al Capone’s Chicago glory days. The disturbing crimes, the setting, and the perip...

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May 26th, 2022 2:25 PM

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1. Thirty Years Hence

Jun 6th, 2022 7:00 AM

In 1964, Homicide Detectives Antonetti and Krauss take a deep dive into Cleveland’s most notorious unsolved serial murder case, that of the Mad Butcher of Kingsbury Run, a.k.a. The Torso Murders. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2. The Lady of the Lake

Jun 6th, 2022 7:00 AM

In 1964, Antonetti and Krauss embark on a cat-and-mouse interview with long-retired Cleveland cop Alvin Pike about his involvement in the Butcher case. In 1934-5, Detective Pike investigates the murders of the Butcher’s first three victims. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

3. Kingsbury Run

Jun 13th, 2022 7:00 AM

In 1964, Antonetti and Krauss quiz elderly Alvin Pike about the two dismembered bodies found on Jackass Hill. In 1935, Pike comes face to face with the enigmatic Gus Frayne. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

4. Two Heads Are Better Than One

Jun 20th, 2022 7:00 AM

In 1935, Pike and Frayne visit the Coroner’s office to view the decapitated heads of the Butcher’s second and third victims before joining a raid on an illegal alcohol manufacturing still led by famed G-man Eliot Ness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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