Epi 53: “Ungodly Butchery”- The Midnight Assassin: Panic, Scandal and the Hunt for America’s first serial killer by Skip Hollandsworth-Pt 1

It is 1884 and Austin, Tx is poised at the precipice of a new Golden Age, shifting from a frontier town to a cosmopolitan city of culture and prosperity.  Until a shadow grows, threatening everything as the slaughter of  black servant women begins. Terrified, the community demands the murderous gang be caught, but with multiple arrests of suspects, the jail remains empty. Who is the servant woman annihilator? When will the carnage end? (Pt 1 of 3)

Note: This story is set in the late 19th century and reflects the stereotypes, prejudices, and language of the era.

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