Orley May (February 16, 1897 - January 1968
) was an American detective in
Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland ( ), officially the City of Cleveland, is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located in the northeastern part of the state, it is situated along the southern shore of Lake Erie, across the U.S. ...
in the 1930s. May is known for working on the
Cleveland Torso Murderer
The Cleveland Torso Murderer, also known as the Mad Butcher of Kingsbury Run, was an unidentified serial killer who was active in Cleveland, Ohio, United States, in the 1930s. The killings were characterized by the dismemberment of twelve known ...
case.
References
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James Jessen Badal
James Jessen Badal (born 1943) is an American true crime writer.
He is also an assistant professor in English language and journalism at Cuyahoga Community College. His true crime works include a book about the disappearance of Beverly Potts and ...
;
In the Wake of the Butcher: Cleveland's Torso Murders; The Kent State University Press; (paperback, 2001)
* Steven Nickel;
Torso: Eliot Ness and the Search for a Psychopathic Killer; John F Blair Publishers; (paperback, 2001)
1897 births
1968 deaths
American police detectives
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