The Fourteenth Victim: Eliot Ness & the Torso Murders

Name: The Fourteenth Victim: Eliot Ness & the Torso Murders
Genre: Documentary, Crime
Released: 2003
Cast: James Jesse Badal

2003 · 79 min Documentary Crime

For Eliot Ness, Al Capone was old news in 1935. It was Ness’ stint as Safety Director of Cleveland, and his face off with Cleveland’s Torso Murderer, that was plainly the defining episode in his career. The Mad Butcher of Kingsbury Run tore through the headlines of Cleveland’s daily papers for years, and this serial killer -perhaps America’s first of its kind- left behind a bloody birthright that haunts the city still.

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The Fourteenth Victim: Eliot Ness & the Torso Murders is an acquired taste at 0.0/10. We recommend checking the trailer and synopsis before diving in.

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A 2003 film from an era before CGI overload, with real performances that still hit hard. Best for: genre fans and those open to something unconventional.

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