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The Austin Axe Murders: Who Was the Servant Girl Annihilator? | The Missing Files
In this episode of The Missing Files, host Stacey Evans investigates the chilling Servant Girl Annihilator murders in Austin, Texas, during the late 1880s. This true crime deep dive explores one of America’s earliest documented serial killer cases, predating Jack the Ripper by three years. Listeners will discover how a series of brutal axe attacks on young women and girls terrified a growing city, leading to mass arrests, racial hysteria, and eventual silence from the predator. The narrative examines the forensic limitations of the era, the psychological profile of an unseen stalker who moved…
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