7 episodes
Crooked River Realm
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4.7 • 142 Ratings
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CROOKED RIVER is a fictional podcast narrative that spans the five-year period between September 1934 and August 1939 in post-Prohibition Cleveland, Ohio at the height of the Great Depression. During this politically turbulent time, an elusive killer decapitated and dismembered thirteen victims—seven men and six women—all under the watch of newly appointed Public Safety Director Eliot Ness, the famed G-man from Al Capone’s Chicago glory days. The disturbing crimes, the setting, and the peripheral characters, suspects and cops are real—the two lead characters (the local cop and the Federal Agent) are fictional.
Created by:
Dave Beazley and Casey Wells
Starring:
Zachary Ray Sherman as Alvin Pike
Jeff Tendall as Joe Antonetti
Miles Sullivan as Ed Krauss
Andrew Garrett as Gus Frayne
Albie Selznick as Coroner Pearse
Stephanie Myers as Margie
Levi Petree as Eliot Ness and Orley May
Joseph Covino as Pete Merylo
Glenn Payne as Frank Vorrell
Nate Ward as Mick Basile and Newscaster
Taylor Jorree Scorse as Agnes Tuttle and Operator
Jessica Andres as Virginia Allen and Waitress
Dave Huber as Joseph Andrassy and Lou Fortum
Gayle Trudeau as Helen Andrassy
Rafael Goldstein as Martin Zalewski and Emil Musil
Alexandra Vaughan as Cop
Post Production Sound by
Joe Moralez & ElfTree Studio
Written by:
Casey Wells
Produced, Directed & Edited by
Dave Beazley
A Heywood Production
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Thirty Years Hence
In 1964, Homicide Detectives Antonetti and Krauss take a deep dive into Cleveland’s most notorious unsolved serial murder case, that of the Mad Butcher of Kingsbury Run, a.k.a. The Torso Murders.
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The Lady of the Lake
In 1964, Antonetti and Krauss embark on a cat-and-mouse interview with long-retired Cleveland cop Alvin Pike about his involvement in the Butcher case. In 1934-5, Detective Pike investigates the murders of the Butcher’s first three victims.
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Kingsbury Run
In 1964, Antonetti and Krauss quiz elderly Alvin Pike about the two dismembered bodies found on Jackass Hill. In 1935, Pike comes face to face with the enigmatic Gus Frayne.
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Two Heads Are Better Than One
In 1935, Pike and Frayne visit the Coroner’s office to view the decapitated heads of the Butcher’s second and third victims before joining a raid on an illegal alcohol manufacturing still led by famed G-man Eliot Ness.
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The Untouchable Eliot Ness
In 1935, Pike and Frayne meet with Eliot Ness while the cops at the Cleveland Detective Bureau examine the evidence in the Jackass Hill murders. Later, Pike pays a visit to the Coroner.
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The Devil You Know
In 1935, Pike interviews the parents of one of the Butcher’s victims. In 1964, Antonetti and Krauss discuss the details of the Torso Murders case and plan their next move.
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Customer Reviews
Season 2
This is a great story. When do we get season 2?
More please!
Please make another season, or 4! Thoroughly enjoyed this podcast and would love to listen to some more.
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