E273: The Cincinnati Strangler

Between December 1965 and December 9, 1966, fear gripped Cincinnati as a killer stalked the city’s streets, leaving seven women dead. As panic spread and pressure mounted, investigators focused on local resident Posteal Laskey Jr., who was arrested on December 9, 1966, for one of the murders and later convicted. Though never charged in the other six deaths, police and the media quickly linked them all to him.

This episode was researched & scripted by Wendy & Beth Williams and edited by Minnie Williams.

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Footnotes

Articles/Websites

Whitehead, Dennis. (12/01/2025). Our Rich History: The Cincinnati Strangler – mid-1960s murders still resonate today. NKY Tribune. Retrieved 04/27/2026 from https://nkytribune.com/2025/12/our-rich-history-the-cincinnati-strangler-mid-1960s-murders-still-resonate-today/

Whitehead, Dennis. (12/08/2025). Our Rich History: Part 2 The Cincinnati Strangler — Mid-1960s murders still resonate. NKY Tribune. Retrieved 04/27/2026 from https://nkytribune.com/2025/12/our-rich-history-part-2-the-cincinnati-strangler-mid-1960s-murders-still-resonate/

The Cincinnati Post (03/01/2002). Arresting the Cincinnati Strangler: Tracking Down a Serial Killer. NLEOMF. Retrieved 04/27/2026 from https://nleomf.org/history-blotter-arresting-cincinnati-strangler-tracking-down-a-serial-killer/

The Times Recorder. (02/14/1968). Convicted Killer Dealt Another Trial Setback. Newspapers.com. Retrieved 04/27/2026 from https://www.newspapers.com/image/295102694/

Dayton Daily News. (01/08/1967). A Killing – – A Reign of Terror. Newspapers.com. Retrieved 05/01/2026 from https://www.newspapers.com/image/404544959/

Dayton Daily News. (01/10/1967). Discarded Clue Gave Cincy Police New Hope. Newspapers.com. Retrieved 05/02/2026 from https://www.newspapers.com/image/404546097/

Allbaugh, Dave. (01/11/1967). Lawyers Taking Clues from Laskey Case. Dayton Daily News. Retrieved 05/04/2026 from https://www.newspapers.com/image/404546277/

The Cincinnati Enquirer. (04/04/1967). Laskey Murder Trial Opening Statements. Newspapers.com. Retrieved 05/04/2026 from https://www.newspapers.com/image/100686705/

The Cincinnati Enquirer. (04/14/1967). Jury Verdict Decrees Execution of Laskey. Newspapers.com. Retrieved 05/04/2026 from https://www.newspapers.com/image/104266539/

Evans, Farrell. (n.d.). The 1967 Riots: When Outrage Over Racial Injustice Boiled Over. History. Retrieved 05/04/2026 from https://www.history.com/articles/1967-summer-riots-detroit-newark-kerner-commission

Cusick, Dennis. (12/09/1976). ‘The Strangler’. The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved 05/04/2026 from https://www.newspapers.com/image/103079038

Fausset, Richard. (05/03/2026). Behind Voting Rights Case, a Clash Over the Reality of Racism. The New York Times. Retrieved 05/04/2026 from https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/03/us/politics/supreme-court-voting-rights-act.html

Casemine. (01/24/2023). Dennis Whitehead Requester v. Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction. Retrieved 05/04/2026 from https://www.casemine.com/judgement/us/6402c9cf68effb79be06b620

The Cincinnati Enquirer. (12/10/1966). Suspect Quizzed in 6th Strangling; Spinster Victim. Retrieved 05/04/2026 from https://www.newspapers.com/image/104286823/

The Cincinnati Enquirer. (12/22/1966). Laskey Indictment Under Fire. Retrieved 05/05/2026 from https://www.newspapers.com/image/100661300/

The Cleveland Press. (12/10/1966). Cincy Hopes Solution is Near in Stranglings. Retrieved 05/05/2026 from https://www.newspapers.com/image/1161513597

The Cincinnati Enquirer. (10/30/1940). Cincinnatians in 750 First Numbers Drawn in Washington. Retrieved 05/06/2026 from https://www.newspapers.com/image/103162487/

The Cincinnati Enquirer. (03/01/1958). Longer Terms Deserved, Judges Tell Muggers. Retrieved 05/06/2026 from https://www.newspapers.com/image/103533898/

The Cincinnati Enquirer. (11/23/1957). Assailant. Retrieved 05/06/2026 from https://www.newspapers.com/image/101080648

The Cincinnati Post. (12/28/1963). Alleged Purse Snatcher Nabbed. Retrieved 05/06/2026 from https://www.newspapers.com/image/1032173333

The Cincinnati Enquirer. (02/18/1964). Santa Claus Sentenced to a Year in Prison. Retrieved 05/06/2026 from https://www.newspapers.com/image/103771565

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