The Midnight Assassin: Panic, Scandal, and the Hunt for America's First Serial Killer
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| Rating | : | 4.63 (510 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B01COJYL7W |
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| Number of Pages | : | 520 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-11-23 |
| Language | : | English |
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"3 Stars In depth history of one of America's first (or possibly the first) serial killer set in 1880's Austin, TX.The book, while mostly interesting, reads really almost more like a research paper or a dissertation than a book. More time was spent describing events, styles and general happenings in 1885 Austin than dissecting the actual murders and their aftermath. I understand that the author had to work with the limited information available to him, but I felt more like a was reading a book . Stars" according to Kindle Customer. In depth history of one of America's first (or possibly the first) serial killer set in 1880's Austin, TX.The book, while mostly interesting, reads really almost more like a research paper or a dissertation than a book. More time was spent describing events, styles and general happenings in 1885 Austin than dissecting the actual murders and their aftermath. I understand that the author had to work with the limited information available to him, but I felt more like a was reading a book . "ABSORBING STUDY OF A CRIME AND A CITY" according to Anthony McGill. Engrossing, painstakingly researched true crime history of America's first serial killer; crimes still unsolved to this day.Author Skip Hollandsworth has brilliantly captured the time and place in his re-creation of the hunt for an unknown killer with the burgeoning growth of Austin, Texas from frontier town to the bustling metropolis of a state capital. A fascinating study which combines all the fear generated by crimes of appalling depravity, investigative incompetence by "Town Hall". "The prejudices of the time were on display but the inability of authorities to do anything led to political careers being ruined" according to Gary Page. Riveting & informative read about a new kind of killer--a serial murderer--terrorizing Austin, Texas, from December 188The prejudices of the time were on display but the inability of authorities to do anything led to political careers being ruined Gary Page Riveting & informative read about a new kind of killer--a serial murderer--terrorizing Austin, Texas, from December 1884 through December 1885 in the days before forensic science. The police force had no clue how to catch this fiend or stop the reign of terror. Although many men were arrested and three prosecuted the killer of several women in grusome fashion was never identified or apprehended. When Jack the Ripper started killing prostitutes in 1888 in London many wondered if the Mid. through December 1885 in the days before forensic science. The police force had no clue how to catch this fiend or stop the reign of terror. Although many men were arrested and three prosecuted the killer of several women in grusome fashion was never identified or apprehended. When Jack the Ripper started killing prostitutes in 1888 in London many wondered if the Mid
The introduction and epilogue are read by the author.. 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. 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. With vivid historical detail and novelistic flair, Texas Monthly journalist Skip Hollandsworth brings this terrifying saga to life. Before