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.
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 victims.
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.
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.
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.
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.
