
The Midnight Assassin
Panic, Scandal, and the Hunt for America's First Serial Killer
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Clint Jordan
A sweeping narrative history of a terrifying serial killer - America's first - who stalked Austin, Texas, in 1885.
In the late 1800s, the city of Austin, Texas, was on the cusp of emerging from an isolated western outpost into a truly cosmopolitan metropolis. But beginning in December 1884, Austin was terrorized by someone equally as vicious and, in some ways, far more diabolical than London's infamous Jack the Ripper. For almost exactly one year, the Midnight Assassin crisscrossed the entire city, striking on moonlit nights, using axes, knives, and long steel rods to rip apart women from every race and class.
At the time the concept of a serial killer was unthinkable, but the murders continued, the killer became more brazen, and the citizens' panic reached a fever pitch. Before it was all over, at least a dozen men would be arrested in connection with the murders, and the crimes would expose what a newspaper described as "the most extensive and profound scandal ever known in Austin". And yes, when Jack the Ripper began his attacks in 1888, London police investigators did wonder if the killer from Austin had crossed the ocean to terrorize their own city.
With vivid historical detail and novelistic flair, Texas Monthly journalist Skip Hollandsworth brings this terrifying saga to life. The introduction and epilogue are read by the author.
©2016 Walter Ned Hollandsworth (P)2016 Macmillan AudioListeners also enjoyed...




















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A wonderful history of old Austin.
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I don't think so - Once is enoughWhat does Clint Jordan bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
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An account of a set of murders in America that I was unaware of and a group of murders which changed physically an entire municipality - A few relics are still standingAmerica's Jack The Ripper
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A great book!
I used to think I knew Texas history...
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fantastic experience,
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Amazing Literary Accomplishment...
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Captivating
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Good story a little slow in parts
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Okay, but …
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pleby of Austin history
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Very intriguing and detailed
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