Victim Evidence and Details

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VICTIM 1 (Edward Andrassy)
CRIME SCENE: Jackass Hill, Kingsbury Run (September 23rd, 1936)
- Body was found nude
- Absence of blood around area shows signs of being killed elsewhere
- Was rather “dumped” than explicitly placed
- Head was found buried in the ground, roughly about 20 feet away from victim 2, just the hair showing above the ground
Autopsy
- mysterious small pock-mark like scar on forehead, appendectomy scar on abdomen, and no abnormalities in the thorax of abdominal cavities, remains of vegetable meal in the stomach
- Heart was found “bloodless”
- Head was severed from the body in mid-cervical region with resulting fracture of the vertebrae.
- Rope marks visible around wrists, possibly suggesting Andrassy had been tied up
- Skin edges were clean cut, indicating knife had been wielded with strength and assurance
- Death resulted from decapitation and shock
VICTIM 2
CRIME SCENE: Jackass Hill, Kingsbury Run (September 23rd, 1936)
- Found later in the day, about 30 feet away from Andrassy’s body
- Body was in a rate of decomposition, therefore must have been dead longer (10-30 days)
- Body showed evidence of a particular substance poured over it, turned the skin reddish, tough and leathery
- Head is located about 70 feet away from the body
- Severed genitals of both men found together close to one of the corpses (Which corpse is exactly unknown at this time)
Autopsy
- Decapitation occurred also in mid-cervical region
- Edges of skin were clean cut
- Left testicle is absent
- Substance poured over body most likely acid, or some form of. This was later re-tested by W.H. Lay, Chief of Laboratories, and the tests suggested the body was burned with the car-engine oil, and therefore the burning was only sufficient to scorch, therefore producing the condition of the skin when found
CRIME SCENE: Jackass Hill, various
- Blue coat (label from B.R. Baker Company)
- White shirt, White trousers, light checkered cap
- Some clothing seemed to fit the second victim, and was blood-soaked, leading authorities to believe that he had been dressed while killed, the clothes stripped, and body cleaned after
- Several pieces of rope
- Railroad Torch
- Two-Gallon water bucket, containing an oil-like substance (Turned out to be car engine oil laced with partially decayed blood and a large quantity of long black hair, later tested to be that of a human)
Victim 3 (Flo Polillo)
CRIME SCENE: Behind Hart Manufacturing (January 16th, 1936)
- Lower half of female torso, two thighs, right arm
- Cinders & coal dust embedded into the skin
- Lower section of torso shows sign of indentations of lump coal
- Every piece of Polillo’s body had been wrapped in newspapers
- Baskets had been covered with two burlap sacks
- Two piece set of cheap white cotton underwear found wrapped in newspaper nearby
- Small tag bearing the name “William Danches’s Poultry Store” on East 105th
CRIME SCENE: East 18th; Exact location unknown (January 26th, 1936)
- Third Burlap bag is found, blood-stained, and with chicken feathers adhering to it
CRIME SCENE: 1419 Orange Avenue (February 7th, 1936)
- Upper half of torso is found
- Surface around found with masses of charcoal, chicken feathers, and hay
- About roughly 6 feet away, next to a fence, both lower legs and left arm are found “dumped” in heap
- Could have been discarded about on January 26th
CRIME SCENE: Vacant lot, East 65th St. (January 17th, 1938)
- Woman’s winter coat and hat were found along with other articles of clothing. Possibly that of the victim
Autopsy
- Torso was bisected at second lumbar vertebra
- Longitudinal incision ran length of lower half
- Thighs (Were listed as Obese) were severed at the hip;
- Close to the torso; the right arm (Showed signs of rigor mortis) had been removed at the shoulder joint
- Sometime before death, the entire reproductive system had been removed along with half of the appendix
- Death had occurred atleast 2-4 days before body was discovered
- In his report, County Pathologist Dr. Reuben Straus states that all the cut surfaces had clean edges, County Coroner Arthur Pierce argued, saying the cuts were “Crude”
Victim 4 (The Tattoo Man)
CRIME SCENE: Kingsbury Run (June 5th, 1936)
- Head was found rolled up in tweed trousers, possibly from victim
- Stuffed into one of the “legs” of the trousers was a bloody-white polo shirt, ripped at the shoulders. Bore the label “Park Royal Broadcloth” Also found were a similarly bloodied dress shirt with brown stripes and the label “Desmonds”. Pair of blue striped men’s shorts and a size 32 black leather belt trimmed in a white mans handkerchief
- About 20 feet away from the head, lay a pair of size 7 ½ badly worn oxfords. Laces were tied together, stuffed with pair of dark striped socks and orange tops.
- 30 feet away, to the Northeast, police later found a dirty, oily brown cap
- no body was found in the approximate area
Autopsy
- Head showed signs of some hesitation cuts
- Died approximately 48 hours before discovery
- Head was severed under the chin, at the axis
CRIME SCENE: Kingsbury Run (June 6th, 1936)
- Found naked, and headless, on its side, covered with twigs
- Located about 1000 feet away from where the head was discovered
- Pools of blood are noticed in the area, suggesting the location was the murder sight
- Not emasculated
Autopsy
- Blood alcohol level of .03 %
- Small amount of undigested food found in stomach, consisting of baked beans
- Death resulted by decapitation and shock
Victim 5
CRIME SCENE: West 98th gully (July 22nd, 1936)
- body found headless, naked
- Advanced state of decomposition
- Head found 10-18 feet away, laying upon partially hidden clothes from the victim
- Clothes consisted of (Some stained with blood) single-breasted, dark gray suit (Arms of coat were inside out, slash in right sleeve) dark brown leather belt with a plain nickel buckle, well-worn size 8 black oxfords, light blue polo shirt, light blue socks, black cap with gray stripes, and white underwear
- Man had been killed where he laid
- Had been roughly dead for two months, placing death around May of 36’.
Autopsy
- Head was severed from the body between the third and fourth cervical vertebrae
- Showed signs of smooth, with no knife marks at points of separation
- Cause of death was uncertain, but possibly attributed to decapitation
Victim 6
CRIME SCENE: Stagnant Pool, East 37th, Kingsbury Run (September 10th, 1936)
- Two halves of white male torso found swirling in the water
- Small bits of human flesh found adhering to a ledge, apparently where the killer threw the pieces over the ledge and into the pool
- Been dead for no more than 3-4 days
- Lower half of both legs found later
- Blue denim work shirt found along with, grey felt hat with small black band and a 12x16 inch piece of faded green underwear bearing the laundry mark “J.W.” on the waistband
- Shirt had been found wrapped in newspaper, along the bank of the waterway at the point where authorities surmised that the body had been dumped
- Hat was discovered 125 feet Northwest of the creek
- Shirt bore blood marks and knife cuts at the neck, as well as a crude patch above the right front pocket and label stamped with “No.5” above the left
- Underwear was spotted with blood
- Hat possessed label that read “Loudy’s Smart Shop”
- Left thigh was later found on September 12th, in the pool
Autopsy
- Head was severed from body with two powerful cuts, one from the front, the other from the back, between the 3rd and 4th Cervical vertebrae
- Torso was bisected similarly, about two inches above the navel between the 3rd and 4th lumbar vertebrae, slicing the stomach and both kidneys in the process
- Had been emasculated, with about an inch of the man’s penis remaining
- Few or no hesitation marks
- Heart showed that the victim was alive when decapitated
- Cuts at the shoulder showed signs without hesitation, and proper sight for amputation
- Death attributed to decapitation and separation of body
Victim 7
CRIME SCENE: Lake Erie (February 23rd, 1937)
- Located offshore
- Upper half of female torso
- Had washed up on beach
Autopsy
- Torso bore several hesitation marks
- Heart had already stopped beating by the time decapitation occurred
- Died 2-4 days prior
CRIME SCENE: Water off East 30th St (May 5th, 1937)
- Lower half of female torso found


Victim 8 (Rose Wallace)
CRIME SCENE: Stone’s Levee (June 6th, 1937)
- Skull found in the ground
- Heavy white wool cap, turned gray, found along with a tassel, sleeve of a woman’s dress and a “toupee” of kinky black hair
- As skull was unearthed, a dirty, greasy burlap bag, saturated with grayish-white powder was found, held close with rotted twine. Inside a human skeleton was found minus arms and legs, large piece of blackish-gray like material, and an undated advertisement and partial review from a newspaper
- Sack had been dumped rather than buried
Autopsy
- No cause of death could be determined
- definite knife marks an evidence of hacking and cutting visible on vertebrae
- Grey mass in burlap sack as decomposed tissue
- Powder substance in sack was tested, and came back as being lime
Victim 9
CRIME SCENE: West 3rd St. Bridge (July 6th, 1937)
- Lower half of male torso
- Later, a floating burlap bag was found containing the upper half of the male torso
- Later on, a right thigh was found lodged in a bridge piling
- Left lower leg, and left upper arm showed up at various times throughout day
- Upper half of torso had been wrapped around newspaper (3 weeks old)
- Inside the bag, was a woman’s silk stocking, in good condition, this also included black and white dog hair, and several short human blonde hairs
- Piece of lung was found on June 7th
- Right arm turned up on June 10th
- Right lower leg turned up on June 14th
Autopsy
- Genitals were found to be intact
- Cross shaped blue scar on left leg
- Lower half of torso was sliced open
- Everything from the abdominal cavity was wrenched from the area
- Chest was split, the heart removed
- Clean incision across the base of the aorta
- External lacerations visible on right hand and internal ones on the diaphragm
- More hacking seen around neck, than noticed in previous torso cases
- Multiple hesitation marks everywhere, some cut edges suggest raw edges suggesting the killers knife was getting dull
- Death occurred atleast 48 hours before body was discovered
- Cause of death undetermined
Victim 10
CRIME SCENE: Superior Avenue (April 8th, 1938)
- Lower half of human leg, amputated at the ankle
- Six long blonde hairs are found sticking to the leg
CRIME SCENE: West 3rd St. Bridge (May 2nd, 1938)
- Human thigh found floating in the river
- Burlap sack found by bridge, contained both halves of a headless torso, another thigh, and a left foot. All sufficiently decomposed
- Later on, the mass of intestines as well as a piece of lung tissue would be found
- Mass of hair found by man on May 8th while fishing
Autopsy
- Bore multiple hesitation marks
- Lacerations on both thighs
- Back ribs had been snapped with bare hands
- Drugs were detected in system. Examination of tissue from the liver and lungs revealed presence of enough morphine to cause unconsciousness, even death
- Dead longer than a month
- Exact cause of death undetermined
- Lack of blood in heart suggested “Probable laceration anterior aspect neck with secondary hemorrhage
Victim 11
CRIME SCENE: East 9th & Lake Shore dump (August 16th, 1938)
- Human bones discovered
- Human torso wrapped in brown paper, wrapped then in a man’s torn, striped summer coat. A tattered homemade patchwork quilt was wrapped around this
- Another package containing the thighs was also wrapped around brown paper, fastened by rubber bands
- 5 feet away, a similar package lay, containing the head with matted, silky, light brown hair, about 6 inches long, still attached to the scalp.
- Arms and lower legs found inside a brown, cardboard box fashioned from two different containers
- Two burlap bags, label from the coat as well as a page from Colliers Magazine
Autopsy
- Heart disarticulated at the level of the third intervertebral disc, with knife marks on dorsum of the third vertebra
- Extremities disarticulated at all the major joints, with knife marks on artificial surfaces
Victim 12
CRIME SCENE: East 9th & Lake Shore dump (August 16th, 1938)
- Human bones discovered
- Large tin can held the head
Autopsy
- Head disarticulated at the level of the third inter-vertebral disc, with knife marks on dorsum of second and third cervical vertebrae
- Extremities disarticulated at all major joints

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