<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=4dO0GH_0uTCTXym00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=4dO0GH_0uTCTXym00" width="1280" height="1696" ><figcaption>PDHST PLAIN DEALER HISTORICAL PHOTOGRAPH COLLECTION - Police detective Lt. J. Peter Merylo, with knives from Torso Murder. (Clayton Knipper / Cleveland News) Cleveland Plain Dealer Cleveland Plain Dealer</figcaption></figure>CLEVELAND, Ohio – For the better part of a century, Cleveland has never had closure to one of its most gruesome crimes, the infamous “Torso Murders.”The Great Depression-era killings claimed the lives of at least 12 people, many of whom were never identified. The killer, too, was never identified.If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation. By using this site, you consent to our <a href="https://www.advancelocal.com/advancelocalUserAgreement/user-agreement.html">User Agreement</a> and agree that your clicks, interactions, and personal information may be collected, recorded, and/or stored by us and social media and other third-party partners in accordance with our <a href="https://www.advancelocal.com/advancelocalUserAgreement/privacy-policy.html">Privacy Policy.</a></div></body>

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Could DNA evidence unearth information about Cleveland’s infamous ‘Torso Murders’?

CLEVELAND, Ohio – For the better part of a century, Cleveland has never had closure to one of its most gruesome crimes, the infamous “Torso Murders.”. The Great Depression-era killings claimed the lives of at least 12 people, many of whom were never identified. The killer, too, was never identified.