America's Early Serial Killers: Five Cases of Frontier Madness
Most everyone has heard of H. H. Holmes as America's first serial killer. He truly was a diabolical and vicious murderer. What you are about to read tells the stories of other historical serial killers who were slaughtering their victims as long ago as the late 1700's, though there are most likely serial killer stories earlier than that.
America's Early Serial Killers contains in vivid detail the murderous activities of five serial killers starting back in the 1790s and continuing through to the 1890s. In one case, the killer has never been identified.
Given that these cases occurred so long ago, there will certainly be differing accounts as to what happened and who did what. The research was as thorough as possible, though the conclusions may differ from other resources.
The serial killers included here used different tactics and methods than current day serial killers, though the murders and atrocities were just as bad if not worse.
Included are the cases of:
- The Harpe Brothers who slaughtered up to forty people, including some of their own children
- Felipe Espinosa who murdered many settlers in the Colorado territory
- The murderous Bender Family who killed travelers for their money
- The still unsolved Servant Girl Murders of Austin, Texas, and finally
- The story of H. H. Holmes himself.
If you enjoy reading about true crime from the past, this book will satisfy your curiosity and at the same time also reveal some unusual facets of early American life.
