Francis Sweeney Cleveland - The most likely suspect dr. Sweeney, walked away free, thanks to his political ties. James badal, a professor and author, claims to have solved the cleveland torso murders by identifying francis sweeney, a deranged doctor, as the killer. Ultimately, ness was drawn to francis sweeney, a doctor from a prominent cleveland family (his first cousin, martin sweeney, was a congressman). Francis edward sweeney sr. , who served from 1993 to 2004, did both. That led ness to dr. Sweeney, whom badal considers the prime suspect. He was a surgeon who started developing paranoid schizophrenia in 1929, says. The killer was never formally identified or arrested, but police believe it was a surgeon named francis e. Sweeney, who would have had access to facilities to dismember.
The most likely suspect dr. Sweeney, walked away free, thanks to his political ties. James badal, a professor and author, claims to have solved the cleveland torso murders by identifying francis sweeney, a deranged doctor, as the killer. Ultimately, ness was drawn to francis sweeney, a doctor from a prominent cleveland family (his first cousin, martin sweeney, was a congressman). Francis edward sweeney sr. , who served from 1993 to 2004, did both.