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Melbourne, 1942. The city is in total darkness due to wartime blackouts. Women are welcoming American soldiers as heroes. But one GI is using the darkness to hunt. His motive? He wants to "keep" their voices.

Body: In this episode of The Motive, we investigate the bizarre case of Private Eddie Leonski, known as the "Singing Strangler" or the "Brownout Strangler." While World War II raged in the Pacific, a terror gripped the streets of Australia.

Leonski was a smiling, friendly American soldier by day. But at night, fueled by alcohol and a twisted obsession, he stalked women who had beautiful singing voices. After strangling them, he would lie beside their bodies, waiting for them to "sing" one last time.

We dissect the psychology of a war-time monster:

The "Blackout" Setting: How the mandatory wartime darkness created the perfect hunting ground for a serial killer.

The Motive: Analyzing Leonski’s chilling confession: "I wanted their voices." Was this schizophrenia or a dark fetish?

The Investigation: How Australian detectives and the US Army worked together to catch one of their own.

The Execution: Why General MacArthur personally signed Leonski’s death warrant, making him the only foreign citizen executed in Australia under foreign law.

This is a story about a soldier whose war was against the innocent.



DISCLAIMER: This video is a historical documentary based on WWII criminal archives, US Army court-martial records, and the Eddie Leonski case. It is intended for educational purposes regarding criminal psychology.

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