#53: Eddie Leonski, the "Brownout Strangler"

Edward Joseph Leonski was also known as Eddie--but  later on, he would be remembered as the “Brownout Strangler” and the “Singing Strangler.” Kevin and Amy look into this 78-year old Australian/American crime and make a few poop jokes while we are at it. 

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Sources we used for this episode:

• The Old Melbourne Gaol
• State Library of Victoria: The Brown-Out Strangler
• Find a Grave: Edward Joseph Leonski (1917-1942)
• Murderpedia
• Monique Hore’s 4-Part Series in the Herald Sun  
• Erin Cook’s “This American Soldier--Serial Killer Terrorized Wartime Australia”
• “Murder in the Land of Oz” with Jessica Kate and Ellen Rose,” Season 3, Episode