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Cleveland, OH (WOIO) - Years before the Cleveland Strangler terrorized our streets, another serial killer left his mark on our city...one body at a time.

Carl Monday - Cleveland's Best Investigative Reporter - has the inside story of Cleveland's Jack the Ripper.

A killer that introduced mass murder to the United States...

And the case that stumped America's best lawman, celebrated G-Man Elliot Ness.

Watch our Special Report on The Torso Killer.

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New sentencing date for dad who prosecutors say let baby choke on baby wipe

Dad pleads guilty after baby chokes on baby wipe

Restaurant shooting victim Kayla Allen laid to rest

Restaurant shooting victim Kayla Allen laid to rest

Highway re-opens near Dover Chemical Corporation

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Rocky River police urge vigilance in wake of daytime burglaries

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