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The Servant Girl Annihilator: Austin's Unsolved Horror | The Innocence Files
In this episode of The Innocence Files, host Martina Sheerin explores the chilling history of Austin, Texas’s first serial killer, known as the Servant Girl Annihilator or the Midnight Assassin. Set against the backdrop of the winter of 1884 and the brutal year of 1885, this true crime deep dive examines how a series of calculated murders targeted domestic servants—primarily young Black women—who were invisible to the powerful elite of the city. The narrative dissects the psychological horror of attacks that occurred in the safety of bedrooms, where victims were dragged from their beds while…
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