Seventy-five years ago, a madman nicknamed the Torso Killer terrorized Cleveland. He removed his victims’ heads and often cut their bodies into pieces. In all, he was credited with over a dozen murders. He was never caught.

Forensic scientist Theresa MacLean is called to an abandoned building.

When a desiccated body, its head between its feet, is found in a room that’s been sealed off for years, the cops assume it’s a Torso Killer victim. The body is decayed beyond recognition, leaving few forensic clues, but Theresa sees this as an opportunity to shed some light on a big piece of Cleveland’s past that until now has been shrouded in mystery.

But then another body—this one recently deceased—turns up, and the scene bears all the marks of the Torso Killer. Suddenly Theresa’s investigation takes on a whole new meaning. Her examination of the old body has opened a door to the past that somebody didn’t want