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title: "\"Sloppy Joe\" Metheny: The BBQ Burger Butcher"
description: "The horrifying true story of Joseph Metheny, the Baltimore serial killer who murdered up to 13 people, ground their remains into meat patties, and served them to unsuspecting customers from his roadside barbecue stand."
url: https://casualcriminalist.pub/article/sloppy-joe-metheny-bbq-burger-butcher.md
canonical: https://casualcriminalist.pub/article/sloppy-joe-metheny-bbq-burger-butcher
datePublished: 2026-06-16
dateModified: 2026-06-16
author:
  - name: Dana Ortiz
    url: https://casualcriminalist.pub/author/dana-ortiz
publisher: Casual Criminalist
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summaryUrl: https://casualcriminalist.pub/article/sloppy-joe-metheny-bbq-burger-butcher.md.summary.md
---

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The horrifying true story of Joseph Metheny, the Baltimore serial killer who murdered up to 13 people, ground their remains into meat patties, and served them to unsuspecting customers from his roadside barbecue stand.
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