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  • True Crime: Cleveland Torso Killer

    True Crime: Cleveland Torso Killer
    Jan 12 2026
    We timeline the unsolved mystery of the Cleveland Torso Killer, or the “Mad Butcher” of Kingsbury Run, including his/their thirteen victims. We then discuss possible suspects, Frank Dolezol and Dr. Francis E. Sweeney, before ending with DNA testing underway. CW | TW: This episode discusses murder, decapitation, dismemberment, and dissemination of body parts. There are graphic details of these events. Profanity may be included. Listener discretion is advised. Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠severedpodcast@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠severedpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@severed_podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hosts: Harry Chambers + Drew Hudson Logo Art: Drew Hudson Theme Song Composer | Podcast Editor: Harry Chambers Show Concept | Researcher | Lead Writer: Drew Hudson Sources Website: The Kingsbury Run Murders (Torso Killer) via Cleveland Police Museum (clevelandmuseum.org) Book: In the Wake of the Butcher: Cleveland’s Torso Murders by Dr. James Jessen Badal (InternetArchive; archive.org) Article: “The Torso Killer: Cleveland’s Lingering Mystery” via Cleveland Public Library (cpl.org) Article: “Torso Murders” via Encyclopedia of Cleveland History (Case Western Reserve University; case.edu) Article: “Eliot Ness” via EBSCO (EBSCO.com) Article: “Ness, Eliot” via Encyclopedia of Cleveland History (Case Western Reserve University; case.edu) Article: “Eliot Ness” via Biography.com Article: “A Byte Out of History: Eliot Ness and the FBI” via FBI Archives (archives.fbi.gov) Article: “Nearly A Century After The ‘Torso Killer’ Terrorized Cleveland, DNA Testing Is Underway To Identify Victims” by Kerry Breen (CBS News; cbsnews.com) Article: “Solving the Cleveland Torso Murders” by Erick Trickey (Cleveland Magazine; clevelandmagazine.com) Article: “First Victims of Torso Killer to Undergo DNA Testing for Identification Revealed” by Sara Goldenberg (Cleveland 19; cleveland19.com) Article: “Getting A Leg Up: A Brief History of Prosthetics Through the Lens of Our Collection” via Museum of Health at Kingston Blog (museumofhealthcare.blog) Article: “ArtiFacts: Built for Speed–Robert Liston’s Surgical Technique” by Alan J. Hawk (National Library of Medicine; pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov) Article: “The 1930s Scientist Who Popularized A Terrifying Brain Surgery” by Jennifer Wright (TheCut; thecut.com; non-paywalled) Article: “The Historical Use of Restraints in Asylums” by Shawn Logan (Kentucky Historic Institutions; kyhi.org) Article: “Infant Skeletons Found Wrapped in 1930s Newspapers” by Nardine Saad (NBC News; nbcnews.com) Article: “So-Called ‘Mad Butcher’ Terrorizes Cleveland” by History.com Editors Article: “The Ruxton Murders - 1935” via The Glasgow Police Museum (policemuseum.org.uk) Article: “Cleveland’s Serial ‘Torso Killer’ Was Even More Vicious Than Jack the Ripper” by Todd Farley (New York Post; nypost.com) Mugshot: Florence (Flo) Pollilo via Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org) Series: Cleveland Stories: James Badal via TV20 Cleveland (YT) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 h y 15 m
  • True Crime: Tylenol Murders

    True Crime: Tylenol Murders
    Jan 5 2026
    We discuss the 1982 Tylenol murders, where seven victims in the Chicago area ingested capsules laced with cyanide. We also consider the 1986 death in New York that was eerily similar to the Chicago deaths, and a copycat cyanide murder in Washington State in 1991. CW | TW: This episode discusses bodily details of cyanide poisoning and death (including one child's death). Profanity included. Listener discretion is advised. Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠severedpodcast@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠severedpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@severed_podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hosts: Harry Chambers + Drew Hudson Logo Art: Drew Hudson Theme Song Composer | Podcast Editor: Harry Chambers Show Concept | Researcher | Lead Writer: Drew Hudson Sources Database: Tylenol Murders via EBSCO Factsheet: Cyanide via Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security (centerforhealthsecurity.org) Article: “The Chicago Tylenol Murders” by JoJo Galvan (chicagohistory.org) Article: “The Tylenol Murders Revisits a Killer Who Lurked in US Medicine Cabinets” by Natalie Morin (Netflix; Tudum) Article: “Tylenol Contaminated with Cyanide: The Case of Five Murders in 1982 Reopened” by Admin (arlingtoncardinal.com) Article: “Cyanide Toxicity” by Inna Leybell, MD, et. al. (emedicine.medscape.com) Article: “Crisis Communication Strategies: Case Study” via U of Oklahoma (ou.edu) Article: “How the 1982 Tylenol Poisonings Nearly Canceled Halloween” by Dave Roos (History.com) Article: “Tylenol Made A Hero of Johnson & Johnson: the Recall That Started Them All” by Judith Rehak (NYT; nytimes.com) Article: “Corboy & Demetrio Files Lawsuits For Families in the Tylenol Packaging Cases” via Corboy & Demetrio (carboydemetrio.com) Article: “Netflix’s Tylenol Murders Doc Dives Into a Chilling Unsolved Crime” by Olivia B. Waxman (Time; time.com) Article: “Tylenol Held Tainted After Leaving Plant” by Marlene Cimons and Ronald J. Ostrow (L.A. Times; February 27, 1986; latimes.com) Article: “Tylenol is Linked To A Cyanide Death in Yonkers” by Peter Kerr (NYT; February 11, 1986; nytimes.com) Article: “Epidemiologic Notes and Reports Cyanide Poisonings Associated with Over-the-Counter Medication–Washington State, 1991” via CDC (cdc.gov; MMRW Weekly; March 15, 1991; 40(10); 161, 167-168) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 h y 20 m
  • Strange Stories: Holiday Party

    Strange Stories: Holiday Party
    Dec 29 2025
    We discuss a trio of strange stories for our final episode of 2025. We tackle cases involving a No Kings protestor in a penis costume, a patron accidentally shot in a pizza shop, and the screening of hardcore porn aboard a ferry from France to England. CW | TW: This episode discusses sexual content and guns–it’s Severed, after all. Profanity included. Listener discretion is advised. Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠severedpodcast@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠severedpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@severed_podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hosts: Harry Chambers + Drew Hudson Logo Art: Drew Hudson Theme Song Composer | Podcast Editor: Harry Chambers Show Concept | Researcher | Lead Writer: Drew Hudson Sources Article: “Fairhope Police Arrest Woman in Penis Costume at ‘No Kings’ Protest” by Andrea Tinker (Alabama Register) Article: “Bodycam Shows Arrest of Alabama Woman Wearing Penis Costume at Protest: ‘This Is A Family Town’” by John Sharp (AL.com) Article: “89-Year-Old Woman Shot in Leg When Gun Goes Off in N.J. Pizza Shop, Cops Say” by Matthew Enuco (NJ.com) Article: “‘Adult Film’ Is Accidentally Screened in Passenger Lounges of Ferry, Leaving Young Passengers ‘Screaming’: Reports” by Becca Longmire (People) Article: “Ferry Firm Apologises as Porn Screened to Passengers” by Nathan Bevan (BBC) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    50 m
  • Severed Podcast Trailer

    Severed Podcast Trailer
    Dec 28 2025
    Severed is a podcast that explores true crime and paranormal cases with a concise format, in-depth analysis, and some humor. Severed Strange Stories is a commentary-only spinoff show that covers strange stories from the digital dumpsters of drama and trashy news stories for your commute. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    3 m
  • Strange Stories: Identity Theft Romance

    Strange Stories: Identity Theft Romance
    Dec 22 2025
    Drew hosts a solo show to discuss the proliferation of online romance scam profiles involving fitness trainer Scott Cole and the pervasive issue of financial and other forms of online extortion users face every day. CW | TW: This episode discusses identity theft and romance scams. Profanity included. Listener discretion is advised. Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠severedpodcast@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠severedpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@severed_podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hosts: Harry Chambers + Drew Hudson Logo Art: Drew Hudson Theme Song Composer | Podcast Editor: Harry Chambers Show Concept | Researcher | Lead Writer: Drew Hudson Sources News Clip: Romance Scammers Stole Man’s Photos For Years (KVUE) Article: “Palm Springs Man Says Romance Scammers Have Used His Picture To Attract Women For 15 Years” by Liz Neporent, Jared Kofsky, and Laura Romero (ABC 7 Eyewitness News) Article: “Man, 63, Claims romance Scammers Have Used His Photos To Attract Victims For 15 Years: ‘It’s So Awful, Tragic, and Mean’’’ by Charna Flam (People) Article: “Baffled Man Says His Profile Picture Is So Irresistible To Women That Romance Scammers Have Been Using It For 15 Years” by Jensen Bird (DailyMail) Article: “I Love You, Now Pay Up: Understanding Romance Scams” by Christopher Hadnagy (PsychologyToday) Article: “Romance Scam VictimTells Her Story; WarnsOthers To Be Vigilant” via FBI.gov TV Show: His Face Is Being Used As A Romance Scam | Tamron Hall Show (YT) Website: Get Moving With Scott Cole (scottcole.com) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    50 m
  • Strange Stories: DUI in a DeLorean

    Strange Stories: DUI in a DeLorean
    Dec 15 2025
    Harry solo hosts the Back-to-the-Future-esque criminal possession of drugs, alcohol, and one sweet (but crashed) DeLorean. He outlines the details of 33-year-old Luke Randall’s 80s-worthy cocaine binge and bottoming out in a parking lot. CW | TW: This episode discusses drugs, alcohol, and crashing a DeLorean in the year 2025. Profanity included. Listener discretion is advised. Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠severedpodcast@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠severedpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@severed_podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hosts: Harry Chambers + Drew Hudson Logo Art: Drew Hudson Theme Song Composer | Podcast Editor: Harry Chambers Show Concept | Researcher | Lead Writer: Drew Hudson Sources Royalty-Free Music: Fifties 50’s Music (Free to Use) by Dar Golan (via YT) Article: “New Jersey Man Arrested After Crashing DeLorean Loaded With Cocaine Into Parked Car” by Shawn Henry (Yahoo! Autos) Article: “Unlicensed DUI Driver Crashes DeLorean, Found With Cocaine, Vodka In New Milford: Cops” by Cecilia Levine (DailyVoice) Article: “Marty McHigh! NJ Driver Crashes His 1980s DeLorean, Is Busted With 87 Bags of Cocaine” by Natalie O’Neill (NY Post) Article: “New Jersey Driver Smashes 1981 DeLorean Into Parked Toyota With 87 Bags of Cocaine On Board” by Henry Cesari (MotorBiscuit)Facebook: New Milford, NJ Police Department Posts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    19 m
  • Strange Stories: Silence of the Lambs Killer

    Strange Stories: Silence of the Lambs Killer
    Dec 8 2025
    Drew solo hosts to discuss the gruesome murders of Alex J. Mengel, New York State’s serial killer, and the inspiration for the film The Silence of the Lambs. Drew details the gripping pursuit of the fugitive by New York State and his actions that align with notable characters from the film, Buffalo Bill and Dr. Hannibal Lecter. CW | TW: This episode discusses murder with graphic details of dismemberment and the removal of flesh from a victim’s body (adult and child), domestic violence, attempted abduction, kidnapping, pedophilia, and allusion to unaliving oneself. Listener discretion is advised. Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠severedpodcast@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠severedpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@severed_podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hosts: Harry Chambers + Drew Hudson Logo Art: Drew Hudson Theme Song Composer | Podcast Editor: Harry Chambers Show Concept | Researcher | Lead Writer: Drew Hudson Sources Royalty-Free Music: Dark Cinematic Soundscape | “Night” by Argsound (via YouTube; Argsound Music Channel–follow for Patreon information) Book: Unearthing A Serial Killer (2015) by David Paul and Kevin F. McMurray Article: “A Twisted Trail” via Time Magazine Archives (Time.com) Article: “Murder of Cop 30 Years Ago May Have Been Work of Serial Killer” (PIX 11) Article: “Alex J. Mengel” via Murderpedia (murderpedia.org) Article: “Westchester Murder Suspect Dies in Struggle With State Policemen” by James Feron (New York Times archive; nytimes.com) Article: “Unearthing A Serial Killer: The Murder of Alex J. Mangel” by David Paul (The Lineup; the-line-up.com) Article: “Girl Who Disappeared in 1984 Is Found Dead” by John T. McQuiston (NYT; non-paywalled article) Article: “Untitled” from AP Archives (via Associated Press) Petition: Justice 4 Antonella [Mattina] via iPetitions.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 h y 42 m
  • True Crime: Lizzie Borden

    True Crime: Lizzie Borden
    Dec 1 2025
    Drew solo hosts to analyze the major highlights of the Lizzie Borden case. Drew chronologizes key details leading up to the murders of Andrew and Abby Borden from six years to days before the double homicide. The episode concludes with the perception of Lizzie Borden in the media, at trial, and her accounting of the day of the murders on August 4, 1892. CW | TW: This episode discusses graphic details of the double homicide of Andrew and Abby Borden. Details include bodily injury and blood imagery. Lynching and sexual themes are included. Listener discretion is advised. Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠severedpodcast@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠severedpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@severed_podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hosts: Harry Chambers + Drew Hudson Logo Art: Drew Hudson Theme Song Composer | Podcast Editor: Harry Chambers Show Concept | Researcher | Lead Writer: Drew Hudson Sources Royalty-Free Music: Mysterious Dark Piano - “Shattered Glass” by CJBeards (BreakingCopyright–Royalty Free Music) via YouTube Website: Lizzie Borden Trial (1839) (via UMKC School of Law; Professor Douglas O. Linder) Website: Lizzie Andrew Borden - Virtual Museum & Library (lizzieandrewborden.com) Website: Lizzie Borden - Crime Museum (crimemuseum.org) Article: “How Lizzie Borden Got Away With Murder” by Joseph Conforti; Updated by Sonja Anderson) (Smithsonian Magazine) Article: “Arrest and Trial of Lizzie Borden: Topics in Chronicling America” via Library of Congress (loc.gov) Article: “The Lizzie Borden Collection at the Fall River Historical Society” via Fall River Historical Society (fallriverhistorical.org) Article: “Lizzie Borden | Rhyme, Biography, Trial, & Facts” by Britannica Editors (britannica.com) Article: “Lizzie Borden” via EBSCO (ebsco.com) Article: “Lizzie Borden’s Parents Found Dead” by History.com Editors (history.com) Article: “True Crime Collectables: Letter From Lizzie Borden” by Jamie Kingman Rice, MHS Deputy Director (Maine Historical Society; mainehistory.org) Article: “Fourteen Reasons to Believe Lizzie Murdered Her Parents” (via UMKC School of Law; Professor Douglas O. Linder) Article: “‘Lynch Law in America’: Annotated” by Liz Tracy (JSTOR Daily; jstor.org) Article: “The Gilded Age” by T. Jackson Lears (The Gilder Lehrman Institute; gilderlehrman.org) Article: “Crime, 1780-1925” via The Digital Panopticon (digitalpanopticon.org) Article: “Medical Management Guidelines for Hydrogen Cyanide” via CDC.gov Article: “Poisons and the Development of Toxicology in the 19th Century” by Maria Christodoulou (Royal College of Surgeons of England; rcseng.ac.uk) Article: “She Couldn’t Have Done It, Even If She Did” by Kathryn Allamong Jacob (American Heritage; americanheritage.com) Article: “The History of Lizzie Borden: Burying the Axe” by Christian Ford (JMU Scholarly Commons) Archive: The Trial of Lizzie Borden via UMKC Law School (famous-trials.com) Website: Lizzie Borden Home Floor Plan via Historical Trial Transcripts (historicaltranscripts.com) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 h y 19 m
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