Severed | True Crime Podcast

We timeline the unsolved mystery of the Cleveland Torso Killer, or the “Mad Butcher” of Kingsbury Run, including his/their thirteen victims. We then discuss possible suspects, Frank Dolezol and Dr. Francis E. Sweeney, before ending with DNA testing underway.

We discuss the 1982 Tylenol murders, where seven victims in the Chicago area ingested capsules laced with cyanide. We also consider the 1986 death in New York that was eerily similar to the Chicago deaths, and a copycat cyanide murder in Washington State in 1991.

We discuss a trio of strange stories for our final episode of 2025. We tackle cases involving a No Kings protestor in a penis costume, a patron accidentally shot in a pizza shop, and the screening of hardcore porn aboard a ferry from France to England.

Severed is a podcast that explores true crime and paranormal cases with a concise format, in-depth analysis, and some humor. Severed Strange Stories is a commentary-only spinoff show that covers strange stories from the digital dumpsters of drama and trashy news stories for your commute.

Drew hosts a solo show to discuss the proliferation of online romance scam profiles involving fitness trainer Scott Cole and the pervasive issue of financial and other forms of online extortion users face every day.