Phantasmal Crime

The thought that some humans could be deemed as the throw away people of society is detestable. Drug addicts, the homeless and sex workers are usually classified in this way. And that, makes them easy victims. Particularly for serial killers. An unknown serial killer that wreaked havoc in the city of Cleveland back during the Great Depression was nicknamed "The Mad Butcher." His victims were the people that society had tossed aside. Their torsos were the only things left behind in this killer's wake.    James Kingsbury was the first resident of Newburgh, which was a township south of Cleveland. An area along the east side of Cleveland near Shaker Heights that stretched westward down to the Cuyahoga River was named for him, Kingsbury Run. This piece of land that separated Cleveland from Newburgh was a booming place. At least for a little while. The industry here collapsed during the Great Depression and poverty moved in hitting the immigrants and minorities the hardest.

Many of you have probably spent some time in a cabin in the woods. Or perhaps you have hiked on a nature trail somewhere. Nature is supposed to be a place of peace. But sometimes this can also be a place of danger. Remote natural places are favorite dumping grounds for murderers. The recent murder of Gabby Petito is proof of that. Natural places make easier hunting grounds. A mountain resort or lodge like the Keddie Resort became one such place in 1981. And the horrific murders that happened here remain unsolved today. Keddie really isn't a town. This was a resort that became a community. The resort started as a former railroad town that sat at the foot of the Sierra Nevadas and it was named for railroad surveyor Arthur W. Keddie. The area was so beautiful that it became a vacation destination. People could get out of the big cities and enjoy nature at the Keddie Resort, which was established 1910. The property had a two-story lodge that featured rooms for rent, a bar and a resta