The Cumminsville Ripper

"The girl's head rested in a big pool of blood. Her eyes were wide open. The teeth were missing, and her face completely covered with blood. In one hand was clasped a transfer."
Throughout 1904, a series of assaults and murders would make headlines in the Cincinnati neighborhood of Cumminsville. There, in the area surrounding Spring Grove Cemetery, a beast of a man preyed upon vulnerable women traveling at night.
Three women would fall prey to the killer - Mary McDonald, Lulu Mueller, and Alma Steinway - but dozens of others would report close calls or run-ins with the ripper, who seemed to commit his crimes within close proximity to the area's rail lines...
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Episode researched & written by Troy Larson
Episode hosted & produced by Micheal Whelan
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[@theboldandthebeautiful3729]

The way you tell these crimes/stories just engulfs me. Never heard of this crime.

[@dbensdrawinvids8390]

One reason rail workers don't like it when you stand close to the tracks is there's a lot of overhang on a train. That is, there's a bunch of big, solid, heavy crap that hangs off a train and goes outside the "bounds" set by the rails. Standing too close is begging to get smacked by something that'll seriously injure or kill you. That's before you consider any debris that might be on the rails that could get kicked up and fired in a random direction.
Please stand back for your safety.

[@omaoffdchain03]

I love when you upload a case I havent heard! Great work as always! Ty so much👍

[@polkadots716]

I'm from Cincinnati but never heard of this case before.

[@rodneythomas9969]

Good job. I've never heard of this case. Glad I tuned in.

[@Truecrimecommunity]

“Don’t understand the time & you won’t understand the crime”

[@usa567hjfth7]

Yeah sometimes you just have to be there in that place in that time.

[@2.7petabytes]

Was that how the original story listed the time, 10:45 o’clock?

[@Truecrimecommunity]

10:15 o’clock*

[@Truecrimecommunity]

How awesome it would of been to go to saloons

[@blue_diamond_gem]

You should have lots more viewers.

[@mrcongrat2279]

Holy shit I actually found this case about a year ago