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Will Damron performs a meticulous exact narration of Stashowers work He unpacks the background and history of the places and players with the calm and collected authority of an insider yet exudes the excitement confusion and fear of outsiders when delivering numerous gruesome passages about the 13 dismembered murder victims Library Journal
New York Times bestselling author and Edgar Awardwinner Daniel Stashower returns with American Demon a historical true crime starring legendary lawman Eliot Ness
Boston had its Strangler California had the Zodiac Killer And in the depths of the Great Depression Cleveland had the Mad Butcher of Kingsbury Run
On September 5th 1934 a young beachcomber made a gruesome discovery on the shores of Clevelands Lake Erie the lower half of a female torso neatly severed at the waist The victim dubbed The Lady of the Lake was only the first of a butchers dozen Over the next four years twelve more bodies would be scattered across the city The bodies were dismembered with surgical precision and drained of blood Some were beheaded while still alive
Terror gripped the city Amid the growing uproar Clevelands besieged mayor turned to his newlyappointed director of public safety Eliot Ness Ness had come to Cleveland fresh from his headlinegrabbing exploits in Chicago where he and his band of Untouchables led the frontline assault on Al Capones bootlegging empire Now he would confront a case that would redefine his storied career
Awardwinning author Daniel Stashower shines a fresh light on one of the most notorious puzzles in the annals of crime and uncovers the gripping story of Nesss hunt for a sadistic killer who was as brilliant as he was cool and composed a mastermind who was able to hide in plain sight American Demon reconstructs this ultimate battle of wits between a hero and a madman
A Macmillan Audio production from Minotaur Books
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