The Ghoulishly True (And Still Unsolved!) Tale of the Cleveland Torso Murderer
In the 1930s, a brutal killer stalked the streets of Cleveland, gutting and beheading his victims. Decades later, the butcher’s identity remains a mystery. In September of 1934 a woman’s torso, with thighs still attached, washed up on the shore of Lake Erie near Cleveland, Ohio. Her skin was red and textured like leather—indicating that…
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Steven Casale - The Lineup
The FBI Built a Database That Can Catch Rapists (And Nobody Uses It)
For roughly 30 years the FBI has virtually ignored a system meant to help cops track the behavioral patterns of violent criminals. More than 30 years ago, the Federal Bureau of Investigation launched a revolutionary computer system in a bomb shelter two floors beneath the cafeteria of its national academy. Dubbed the Violent Criminal Apprehension…
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T. Christian Miller - ProPublica