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This week Beth and Wendy discuss the case of Alonzo Robinson and The Toledo Clubber. Robinson was a black man, a grave robber, a murderer and cannibal. His story is said to be part of the inspiration for the character Hannibal Lecter in Silence of the Lambs, the book by Thomas Harris that was made into the movie of the same name. There may or may not be a link to a perpetrator in Ohio dubbed The Toledo Clubber. Happy Halloween!
First, we dive into the setting (08:47), the killers early life (30:06) and the timeline (32:31). Then, we get into the investigation & arrest (51:23), “Where are they now?” (55:55) followed by our takeaways and what we think made the perp snap (56:21).
As usual we close out the show with some tips on how not to get murdered and our shout outs (01:03:10).
This episode was researched & scripted by Wendy & Beth Williams.
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Footnotes
Articles/Websites
Murderpedia. (n.d.). Alonzo Robinson. Retrieved 10/06/2022 from https://murderpedia.org/male.R/r/robinson-alonzo.htm
Wikipedia contributors. (09/20/2022). Alonzo Robinson. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 10/06/2022 from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Alonzo_Robinson&oldid=1111414198
The Greenwood Commonwealth. (01/13/1935). Michigan Officers Link Gruesome Find of Heads With Turner Murder. Retrieved 10/17/2022 from https://www.newspapers.com/image/237643443
The Fresno Morning Republican. (02/14/1927). Skulls Found in Trunk May Mean Murders. Retrieved 10/13/2022 from https://www.newspapers.com/image/607353793/
Marysville Ohio Tribune. (02/15/1927). Negro May Be Ohio Clubber. Retrieved 10/17/2022 from https://www.newspapers.com/image/324847870
The Times. (01/15/1935). Gruesome Charges Are Probed. Retrieved 10/17/2022 from https://www.newspapers.com/image/306448340
Clarion-Ledger. (03/05/1950). The Unbelievably Brutal Massacre of a Family Shocked Bolivar County. Retrieved 10/16/2022 from https://www.newspapers.com/image/183236541
McNamara, Joseph. (05/07/2000). Hellish Laugh. Daily News. Retrieved 10/13/2022 from https://www.newspapers.com/image/479712927/
The Akron Beacon Journal. (11/21/1925). 2 More Toledo Women Victims of Mad Killer. Retrieved 10/15/2022 from https://www.newspapers.com/image/228631311/?terms=%22jack%20the%20clubber%22&match=1
The Cincinnati Enquirer. (02/14/1927). Head Hunter. Retrieved 10/15/2022 from https://www.newspapers.com/image/100497707/
The Cincinnati Enquirer. (11/23/1925). New Terror. Retrieved 10/16/2022 from https://www.newspapers.com/image/99990615/
The News-Messenger. (11/21/1925). Entire City Searches For Cruel Clubber. Retrieved 10/16/2022 from https://www.newspapers.com/image/306023322/
The Clarion Ledger. (02/16/1927). Prisoner May Be Big Toledo Killer. Retrieved 10/16/2022 from https://www.newspapers.com/image/202407639/
History
Library of Congress. (n.d.). Prohibition Begins. Retrieved 10/17/2022 from https://guides.loc.gov/this-month-in-business-history/january/prohibition
Editors of Encyclopedia Britannica. (05/07/2022). Prohibition. Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 10/17/2022 from https://www.britannica.com/event/Prohibition-United-States-history-1920-1933
FBI.gov. (n.d.). The FBI and the American Gangster, 1924-1938. Retrieved 10/17/2022 from https://www.fbi.gov/history/brief-history/the-fbi-and-the-american-gangster
Garner, Nicole. (12/19/2017). 11 Things Women Couldn’t Do In The 1920s. Mental Floss. Retrieved 10/17/2022 from https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/520324/11-things-women-couldnt-do-1920s
Schrad, Mark Lawrence. (020/6/2021). The Forgotten History of Black Prohibitionism. Politico.
Retrieved 10/17/2022 from https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2021/02/06/forgotten-black-history-prohibition-temperance-movement-461215
BBC. (n.d.). Life in the United States of America, 1920-33. Retrieved 10/17/2022 from https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zthf6yc
Equal Justice Initiative. (n.d.). Race and The Jury. Retrieved 10/21/2022 from https://eji.org/report/race-and-the-jury/
Lewis, Femi. (07/02/2019). Black History Timeline: 1920–1929. ThoughtCo. Retrieved 10/21/2022 from https://www.thoughtco.com/african-american-history-timeline-1920-1929-45440
Podcasts
Yoder, Steve; Schleis, Paula (Hosts). (12/09/2018). Ohio Mysteries: The Toledo Clubber. [Audio podcast]. Retrieved 10/16/2022 from https://www.ohiomysteries.com/ohio%20mysteries/1925-the-toledo-clubber
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