#53: Eddie Leonski, the "Brownout Strangler"

<p>Edward Joseph Leonski was also known as Eddie--but  later on, he would be remembered as the “Brownout Strangler” and the “Singing Strangler.” Kevin and Amy look into this 78-year old Australian/American crime and make a few poop jokes while we are at it. </p> <p>You can join our Facebook group, True Crime Dumpster. Follow us on Twitter: tcdumpster and on Instagram: truecrimedumpster. You can email us at truecrimedumpster@gmail.com. You can also check out our website, truecrimedumpster.com. Listen to our show on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Podbean, and Spotify.</p> <p>Don’t forget to rate, review, subscribe, and tell your friends about our podcast. Every review, rating, and referral helps us get to a larger audience.</p> <p>Sources we used for this episode:</p> <ul><li style="font-weight:400;"><a href='https://www.oldmelbournegaol.com.au/old-melbourne-gaol/'>The Old Melbourne Gaol</a></li> <li style="font-weight:400;"><a href='http://ergo.slv.vic.gov.au/explore-history/rebels-outlaws/city-criminals/brown-out-strangler'>State Library of Victoria: The Brown-Out Strangler</a></li> <li style="font-weight:400;"><a href='https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15710335/edward-joseph-leonski'>Find a Grave: Edward Joseph Leonski (1917-1942)</a></li> <li style="font-weight:400;"><a href='https://murderpedia.org/male.L/l/leonski-edward.htm'>Murderpedia</a></li> <li style="font-weight:400;"><a href='https://amp.heraldsun.com.au/news/law-order/edward-leonski-hanged-by-us-military-on-australian-soil-in-the-hangmans-journal-part-iv/news-story/4c2807f932b105085414d0cd5dafcc62'>Monique Hore’s 4-Part Series in the Herald Sun  </a></li> <li style="font-weight:400;"><a href='https://www.ozy.com/true-and-stories/this-american-soldier-serial-killer-terrorized-wartime-australia/87711/'>Erin Cook’s “This American Soldier--Serial Killer Terrorized Wartime Australia”</a></li> <li style="font-weight:400;"><a href='https://www.stitcher.com/show/murder-in-the-land-of-oz'>“Murder in the Land of Oz” with Jessica Kate and Ellen Rose,” Se