The Servant Girl Annihilator: America's First Serial Killer.
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- In December 1884, the future looked bright in Austin, Texas. Then, the Servant Girl Annihilator, also called the "Intangible Nemesis," began to prey on the servant women of the city. His reign of terror ended and a few years later, when Jack the Ripper started terrorizing London, newspapers in Texas speculated the killer had crossed the pond.
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Several viewers have mentioned other serial killers that predate these murders. Likely serial killers have been with humanity since the beginning, and of course there would have been people doing so prior to 1884. However, the atrocities of, for example, the Harpe brothers, follow a different sort of pattern than the murders in Austin and London or modern serial killers. Some psychologists argue that these types of murders are dependent upon modern cities. In any case, the Austin murders were unique and baffling in their time, and certainly worthy of note regardless of the crimes of others, some of whom might well be the focus of future episodes.
WOW! That hotel is Mighty fancy I never seen one of those Flushing buckets before..
Not to be shallow, but I really like the hair, bowtie and jacket. Looking good! Tell the Mrs. to keep up the good work.
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How about that mudgett fellow you know HH Holmes The Devil in the White City? The number of photographs that exist showing the circumstances and the facts themselves lend themselves very well to a video Exposition like yours.
How many serial killers have been recorded as heroes for "the cause"?
I always thought Holmes in Chicago was the first American serial killer. Thanks for sharing some more history that I had never heard before. Another interesting thing about Holmes is the theory that he also went to London for a bit and could have been Jack the Ripper. It seems like everyone is a suspect for Jack the Ripper. Fortunately, I've got a pretty solid alibi.
"Servant Girl Annihilator" sounds like the name of an all-female goth-metal band.
Or a porno...
@@kingcosworth2643 😆! 'euphemism for an unspeakable sex act' is what flashed thru my mind
Or a turkey baster
and "intangible menace" sounds like a politician.
Japanese Animation?
Lived in Austin for over 27 years, not once had i ever heard of this. You learn something new every day.
Living in Austin, for 8 years. I learned of it through a PBS show about the "America's first serial killer." They were suggesting the man with the club foot was likely the culprit.
Do you never leave your house? Idk how you can not have heard this
JIM MC GEE --------7/13/19 JUST BECAUSE THIS ASS HOLE PUTS ON A SUIT
AND TELLS A STORY ===YOU THINK HE IS OR HAS THE AUTHORITY TO TELL
YOU WHAT IS HISTORY AND WHAT IS NOT ====SNAP OUT OF IT GUPPIE YOU LEFT YOUR MOUTH OPEN TO SWALLOW ANYTHING ==
Here's another fact about our city... You know our "Moontowers?" Those were specifically erected to help stop the Servant Girl Annihilator. Yep, the Moontowers has a much darker past
"You learn something new every day"... but apparently not for 27 years. ????
I really liked the change to, "history that shouldn't be forgotten." That was a subtle but profound change. Bravo, Bravo I say Sir.
Truth. Sadly there is a lot of history that falls into this category.
I totally agree with the subtle change also... HG rocks!!! ✨🙌
I noticed that, as well and thought it was a good choice.
Your weekly episodes of history bring me more interesting drama than 100 channels of repetitive cliche TV. Great storytelling!
Servant Girl Annihilator doesn't quite roll off the tongue like Jack the Ripper does.
Blame O’Henry
Servant girl gasher sounds pretty good.
@me hee
Considering the lack of hygiene at the time,
I'd say it's most likely in extremely bad taste.
Too much?
Pretty good band name though.
Kind of sounds like a video game.
As a retired Cop, I have developed my own opinions on this subject.
I believe these deranged(serial) killers are one in millions. When the population was much lower, it was exceptionally rare.
I personally believe this is where legends or folk-tails like a Werewolf came from.
It seemed unimaginable for people to think or accept that one person could or would kill, torture and dismember another person. It had to be some kind of animal. When evidence showed it was a person...it had to be an Animal that a person had been turned into...
Great Video!
These are Just My Thoughts on history, John
...and why that sort of history should be remembered. It is bad enough humanity had to pay the price once.
In intriguing hypothesis. Sadly, I doubt that sufficient historical records are available to properly test it.
Logical conclusion. Animal/human hybrids are quite common in various mythologies of the world.The animal side always seems to give some kind of power, sometimes good, sometimes bad.
John Doe
A person whom is willing to do such a thing has indeed turned into an animal, temporarily or permanently.
@@randybowen4675 animals don't kill unless attacked or for food. Serial killers are an abomination of nature.
Another snippet of history I didn't know about.
"Finger Marks"? Call for "Detective William Murdoch" of the Toronto Constabulary!;)
If you want to know more about these murders, read “The Midnight Assassin,” by Skip Hollandsworth. Hollandsworth has spent years researching and writing about this case.
Was going to suggest the very same. Great book of little known history. I lived in Austin for years and never knew the macabre origins of the Moonlight Towers. Passed by the one at MLK & Chicon almost daily.
I'll put that on my to-read list, many thanks for the recommendation, it's practically the only way I read/watch/hear anything worthy :)
Have you heard of a book called The Man from the Train by Bill James ?
I liked how you said “History that shouldn’t be forgotten” for this episode. Obviously, something so heinous and horrible isn’t something you want to remember but it was very respectful of you to phrase it that way to keep these people whose lives were cut short in our memories.
I thought so too. It was a small but kind gesture. It doesn't "deserve to be remembered" but it shouldn't be forgotten either.
i liked that too
Agreed.
Haha i was about to say the same thing, it was a nice touch
I did notice the change in the tag line, and thought it a bit odd. I didn't make the connection, though. It makes much more sense now. I agree, that was a good touch.
Never hear of a connection to Austin TX with Jack The Ripper. Thanks for the insight into this case.
You should look into the story of Sally Miller of New Orleans 1843, and the book 'The Lost German Slave Girl' by John bailey. You might find it interesting.
I think it is a shame that only 250 thousand subscribe to your channel. The others don't know what they are missing!
snubbedpeer his number of subscribers has been skyrocketing.
484K now August 2019
720K May 2020.....
DITTO! I've learned more about history on this channel than I did in American public schools!
It's sad there will always be evil people doing evil things to others!!
Except for when evil people do evil things to even eviler people. Then it's like some kind of gift from karma or something.
@The History Guy: History Deserves to Be Remembered, when you mentioned the Capital of Tejas moving to Austin, I wish you would have mentioned the conflict that arose when Sam Houston tried to move the Capital of Tejas back to his namesake of Houston... which led to the Tejas Archive War. I believe I've also heard it called the File Clerk War.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Archive_War
Back in the good ol days before the hipsters took over the city
I've heard it referred to as the People's Republic of Austin.
Dont live there myself,
Good ol days when there were serial kills running around 🤣
@@llermita1 at least they weren't hipsters.
I used to think I wanted to live in Austin.
I based that off of stories of Willie Nelson, SRV and all the other greats that used to play there.
2 of my brothers lived there for a while for work.
From everything I have heard I would have hated it.
Expensive,crowded and full of obnoxious hipsters.
Ah. Austin, the Asheville of the west.
My alibi is that I wasn't born yet.
Beavis was arrested for being the "Hippie Ripper" in an episode of "Beavis and Butthead" despite not being born yet so don't count that as an alibi, lol!
I don't believe you! Do you have proof?
@lastchip He's not only guilty, he's also innocent of not being guilty.
A likely story!
Yea, but everybody says that.
I read the title and assumed this was going to be about early household appliances. Boy was I mistaken! 😥
Exactly 😀
My initial thought was, "ah, the vacuum cleaner".
Still interesting though.
@Stephanie Logan
Nope, because servants did the dishes.
And the dusting, the sweeping and everything else in a well situated town home.
@@agolftwittler1223 - Blender's run amuck, toasters frying fingers and the kitchen ploting revenge.
A hatchet in Austin, could have been the origin of “chopped sirloin”. An opportunity to work your way up in a new job through honest work derailed.
@Stephanie Logan no, because some people sill have a sense of humor.
Would you be willing to consider doing an episode on Laura Ingalls Wilder? She's an American legend, and a heroine of my childhood. Thank you for all that you do!
Sammiches?
I live near the museum by Independence, KS.
Kids shouldn't be shooting up heroine.
Hi History Guy. A couple of events that you may want to cover and that certainly deserve to be remembered are the Our Lady of Angels school fire in Chicago and the Cocoanut Grove fire in Boston. They led to modern fire code safety regulations.
The capital was moved because of moquitos and hot humid climate of the gulf coast .
Great video. I went on an Austin Ghosts Tour in the 90's and learned about this and the Moon Towers. Side note: the reason that you see quite a few businesses called "Waterloo" in Austin is because that was the original name of the village before they changed it.
💜Austin💜History💜True crime stories - Interesting Austin fact. First female governor in Austin served in the 1920's and again in the 30's - Women's restrooms were not installed in the Austin capital bldg until the 1960's.
Austin, TX...My hometown! Great video! Thank you.👍
I live in Austin, TX and as a teenager studied up on serial killers and mass murderers fairly extensively and never came across this. Also had no idea the old "State Hospital" was originally an insane asylum.
First I learned things about my family heritage and now more about my home and it's ties to a morbid teenage curiosity of mine. I can't thank you enough for these great videos of yours shining a light on these fascinating snippets of time.
*IT WAS ONE OF YOU TWO!!!!*
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@@jerrellbevers6071 \(◦'O'◦)/
Jerrell Bevers : The Austin State Hospital (Formerly Texas State Lunatic Asylum) is still a mental hospital. The name has just changed- along with, I hope, the treatment methods.
I lived in Austin too for a time, Ms. Booga Booga 😉 Some may get that reference. I know you will.😄
"The Servant Girl Annihilator." Sounds like one of my Japanese cartoons.
Jay Otacon?
There's the comment I was looking for! If you hadn't, I would've.
The only connection with the Austin murders and London murders was that women were targeted. The manner in which the victims were killed in each city are totally different.
Erik Larson's "The Devil in the White City" is an fascinating examination of serial killings in Chicago while the Columbian Exposition or (Word's Fair) was going on. It had a lot of interesting subplots about Frederick Law Olmsted's involvement in the fair, the extravagant use of the novel electric lighting. The first Ferris wheel that was promoted as a rival of the Eiffel Tower. The Chicago killer has his own crematorium to dispose of his victims. Patricia Cornwell has written a book, "Jack the Ripper: Case Closed" which speculates that the real Ripper may have lived to around 1945. All tawdry stuff to be sure, but I'm not above glancing at the tabloid headlines as supermarket checkouts.
One of my favorite books, very well written. And it was the subplots and descriptions of the fair that made it
supremely interesting.
Very interesting video... I'd never heard of the Servant Girl Annihilator before, but I'd always thought that the Harpe brothers (1790's) were considered America's first serial killers... (probably not an historical footnote most people would actually want, I suppose)
That would depend upon what you consider to be a serial killer I suppose.
The harpe Brothers did most of their killing while committing other crimes, or getting away, etc.
I would consider a serial killer as someone who goes out to do The killing. The harpe Brothers were out to make money illegally and I think just really enjoyed killing, so had no problem doing it at the drop of a hat for any little reason.
Remember the why of the killing matters.
Pass out(not your fault) and run your car on the sidewalk and kill 20 people and its an accident.
Take illegal drugs and do the same thing, it's vehicular manslaughter (or worse even).
Murder 20 people at once and you're a mass murderer.
Murder 20 people over time and you're a serial killer, unless you
Got paid by someone to murder those 20 people and then you're a Hitman.
The thought/reason/conditions behind the killings makes a big difference.
@@lordgarion514 I'm not disagreeing with you, just stated that I'd always heard they were the first... I can see why the "Why" matters (except to the victims of course), just not sure what the "official definition" is...
@@taun856
I'm guessing that's probably why he said this killer was one of the first, and not the first.
People could argue all day about the Harpe Brothers, but there's no arguing that the servant girl killer was a serial killer. So in the end, there's probably no real "first" that people are going to agree on.
You should do a video on the McNamara Line. 130 mile long barrier that was intended to stop north Vietnamese from infiltrating the south during the Vietnam War. Forgotten History as far as I'm concerned.
Doesn't sound like it would fit in a 10 minute vid
We love your videos, please do a report on the events at the Alamo. Of course, we understand that much information about the Alamo has been documented, yet I believe that there is 'little known' data that could be explored, for example: stories of survivors, etc. Thank you
Hi, have you ever thought about doing a series about the winners of the Victoria Cross or Medal of Honour and what they did to get them? I'm new to your channel and loving your content, all the best from the UK 👍
You don't "Win" a Victoria's Cross or a Medal of Honor, like a trophy. They're awarded by a group of their peers by vote.
@@blackstone777 true, my bad
The name of the book is "The Midnight Assassin" by Skip Hollandsworth...
How very sad these poor girls suffered ...I hope they are at peace ,,,it’s heartbreaking
the butler did it
"The murderer was black." "No, he was white." Me, an intellectual- " The murderer was grey."
As a native of Louisville, Ky. I've always been curious about the history of Corn Island where the original fort was constructed. Corn Island no longer exists and the fort was moved to a location that is now at the foot of 4th Street where it meets the Ohio River, a monument now stands at that site. Thank you
I don’t think anything was on Corn Island but I’d like to learn more. Shippingport Island used to have a little town. Remnants of the approach to a bridge are still along the green belt/river walk along the ship channel. It was known to be a wild and lawless place. The residents were moved to the Portland neighborhood which further explains it’s reputation. Prince Madoc, the Viking, and his group of merry men had a stone fort at “Rose Island” and a camp on Sand Island where he bathed in a cold spring every day. The Indians told him he was welcome but that they considered that area around the Falls as belonging to everyone. Prince Madoc told them it was his now. They still find relics of their demise, on the Indiana shore near Silver Creek. The Indians put a curse on that property and subsequent owners have never died a natural death.
The 30 thumbs down are from people who are too stupid to appreciate "History Deserves to Be Remembered
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Or maybe serial killers.
FASCINATING!!!!! And all this took place before Jack the Ripper in London , England
Very FASCINATING 🤔
Jack was a hack.
A shill for some thrill.
servant girl annihilator??! ...sounds like the US version of countess Elizabeth Báthory.
1bottlejackdaniels Sounds like one of the names on the metal band, Infant Annihilator’s, list before they settled on the name they have now. Imagine being there for that discussion.
Wow, I had never heard of her. I Googled her name, and geez, that lady was something else.
Bathory? Ohh, her and her husband Ferdenac Nadasy were terrible. :(
Many of the stories about bathery are false, hardly any proof of the things said about her bathing in virgin blood and what not. Many of the rumors were written well after she was dead and gone
@@rexhaereticus2468 B,b,b,but she was a gurl. It's not like a woman started the Salem witch trials or anything...
The lunatics keep coming Austin area booming
I agree! I'm Native Texan & love the Texas Hill Country but hate goin to Austin!! I avoid it like the plague!!
That's what I got out of this video. Seems like Austin is and has always been a breeding ground for the insane.
I really love your presentations.
Could you do a video on the hinckley Minnesota forest fire. The history of this fire is both sad and heroic.
It is available on TH-cam there are two or three videos of it.
I was born in Duluth Minnesota and I've heard this story before.
This is so interesting. A chapter of American history I never knew existed until now.
One of the History Detectives episodes that was captivating to me was the investigation into the disappearance of Glenn Miller. The conclusion was a surprise, but made perfect sense. It would make a great mini documentary.
If you haven't already, you should do a video of the "Lover's Lane" murders in Texarkana.
Texarkana, the wannabe US state. The state that's not a state.
The movie"The Town That Dreaded Sundown" was based on those killings.
@@Catquick1957 it's a good movie.
"The Intangible Nemesis" -- the alternate title for "The Phantom Menace." 😜
" The Devil in the White City" by Eri Larson is about another series of grisly murders in Chicago at the time of Columbian Exposition around 1900.The killer there even had custom made ovens to incinerate his victims. At the time it was postulated that Jack The Ripper was in town. Forensics expert Patricia Cornwell wrote a wonderfull book: "Jack The Ripper: Case Closed".
You might want to look into the New Orleans axe murders. They started immediately after the Austin servant girl annihilator killings stopped.
Sure, if by immediately, you mean 30+ years later.
The infamous axman murders. The tale was a storyline in American horror story coven
The use of a hatchet would imply different serial killers since Jack The Ripper did extreme work with knives. You find out fast as a detective that evidence is everything and the lack of fingerprints made the case more difficult.
@@TranscendianIntendor Jack the ripper used hammers, he caved the head in of victims.
chelsea greer no he did n't . His MO was a knife
HH.Holmes and or Herman Mudgett was born 1861 and died in 1896 was recognized as America first serial killer . The servant girl murders spree was 1884 to 1885 . Placing holmes killing spree commencing prior to these horrific murders of these unfortunate servants . Hence Holmes was a serial killer prior to SGM going by the records of the times . Also the bloody benders operated between 1871 / 1872 clearly prior to the servant girl murders and holmes as well . And then we have the harpe brothers who killed up 39 people these chaps operated in the late 1700s . Again long before the servant girl murders and possibly Americas first serial killers . The term serial killer was coined by the late FBI agent Mr.Robert Ressler back in the 70s (A person who kills 3 or more victims with a cooling off period between each murder ) Is defined as a serial killer . Wish you all well cheers .
the Texas capital was moved from Houston to Waterloo, then changed the name to Austin because Houston's successor as President of the Republic of Texas was an enemy of Houston and hated him. At this time Austin was in the frontier and subject to Indian raids.
If you want sleepless nights just Google active serial killers in the U.S. I don't think he's the first, just the first recorded. Oh and the best guess is 25 to 50 active serial killers in the U.S. at 150 victims, or up to 100 killers and 2000 victims per year because most are not ever found or by accident.
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I always had the impression that the serving girl Annihilator and the murder who terrorized black women in Atlanta were the same guy. When compared the MO was similar as was the general target. Personally I have never heard anyone else put forth the theory. And given the sheer brutality of Jack the Ripper and time frame for it I do not believe it was James Maybrick in Austin nor Atlanta, though London is still a distinct possibility. However in his case I have a theory that James' wife Florence Maybrick could have been Jack. Reason is James was known to have frequently visited prostitutes who were Jack's primary target. A fact that drove Florence insane with anger.But in the cases in Atlanta and Austin the target were mostly female black servants. And though brutal enough in neither case was there the removal of certain organs that is the case in Jack nor the taunting letters sent to the authorities. Just a theory but one supported by research. It stands to reason as a target rich environment ie those two cities and the propensity for serial murderers to relocate when authorities get closer to solving the mystery. Though investigative techniques were sorely lacking.
It would be interesting to actually develop a profile of the two sets of crimes to see how much adds up. And given that serial murderers rarely change their targets (except in target poor environments or when they want to throw off detention.) Also given It is only 28 years (1883 Austin, 1911-12 Atlanta) between the Serving girl Annihilator and the Atlanta ripper, it's well with in the realm of possibility.would be interesting to see what the conclusions are.
More of the serial killer videos, please. I know its macabre but I am fascinated by them. Especially in terms of psychological profiling.
Stephanie Logan Iuno. Maybe I’m not the only one who’s interested. I’m having trouble convincing myself to try going hunting. I like deer. They’re beautiful. It would seem a shame to kill one. But Venison done right is delicious. I can’t fathom how some of these folks can cause such harm and suffering. I’d really like to see him do a video about Lester known cases and do some of my own research into how they were captured and what role profiling played.
Its unlikely that Jack the Ripper and the Austin Killer were one in the same, specifically because their method of killing is completely different. Its important to remember that in every Jack the Ripper killing, the victim was strangled to death before being cut up with the knife. The Austin Killer was attacking directly with cutting instruments.
You have me addicted. I found your channel a few months ago and I am trying to catch up on your old episodes but new ones keep popping up. How about an episode on D.B. Cooper. I've heard many of the legends but I trust you to separate some of the facts
I live in Austin, Texas and have never heard of this horrible event ? Thanks to your great channel, I have learned something new about my city. Thanks.
I remember when I was a kid I want to say 1978 I was at a friends of mine home. We were watching In Search Of Jack the Ripper his great grandmother told us this story . She was a little black girl in Texas at that time . She said everyone knew it was a white guy doing the the killings. Even when Pinkerton came they felt that it was only the colored women no big deal. Until the last two that were white. Then it ended after that time. She said that late at night their door knobs were twisted and she knew a few of the dead. She had a scar just above her eyebrow well into her hairline. Maybe she could've been the little girl that was attacked? (That's my speculation ).
Became Jack the Ripper? Interesting. I’ve seen speculation that the Ripper moved to Chicago and became H. H. Holmes…
It would have been the other way around- Chicago first. Holmes is certainly one of many Ripper Theories.
The History Guy: History Deserves to Be Remembered - Ripper: 1888 - 1891. Holmes: 1891 - 1894.
Missing your tagline in the last several episodes, but do enjoy the content and admire your work. Thanks
Thank you for the post. I imagine serial killers have been with humanity since day one.
makes you wonder if there's any history not worth remembering
History is history.
Most of my behavior in the 80's ...It got wild .
@32shumble It's always worth remembering, if only to try and screw up less than those who came before us.
I have often posted the opinion that there is virtually no reason any Utube videos should be longer than 3 to 6 minutes, except (of course) for cute cat videos. This thread is an exception.
Please please please do an episode on the black Dahlia murder in Hollywood,
Another that would be great is the story of Fatty Arbuckle.
Either or both may well be episodes.
Very cool if they are already episodes then I am looking forward to finding and watching. If not yet, I am really looking forward to watching them when you create them.
How did they spell Rainey? Love your videos! Watch them every day! Thanks
It is interesting that the killings stopped after the death of one suspect and the confinement of another.
Interesting and confounding. One was known to be violent and to have a deformity that might explain the strange foot print.
A foot print, on its own, only tells you that the person was at the place you found the print. It doesn't tell you the time the print was made. Not that the officials of that time would have given much thought to that nuance.
I have to think it was a particularly dangerous time for people who did B&Es for a living, what with all those scared people sitting up at night with guns. A bad time for sleep walkers, too.
Depends on the conditions and skill of the tracker.
@@MtnTow No one was being tracked.There was one foot print.
I wonder if servants and blacks were attacked because they were less likely to have a firearm.
@Lynda Anthony Racial hysteria
Mike Miller Even back then your average Texas citizen was sure to be armed. Just like today.
studinthemaking Then the killer was lucky to commit a score of attacks and not happen to target someone who was armed.
Lynda Anthony why would the police kill Swedish immigrants with an ax?
Beard Cheese Are you being funny? Huh? Hahaha
In medieval times you could just say you were legally beating your servants and accidentally killed one if you wanted to do some serial killing...
How about the story of Johnny Appleseed?
His grave is in Fort Wayne Indiana. They celebrate him every year.
@@hoosierhiver Does any of his trees exist?
I think so
I would love to see that.
The thing is killings in Austin were different
MO's from that of the Ripper. Serial killers usually almost exclusively keep the same
MO. Not the same person. Thanks 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
@@debbralehrman5957 Harrison argues that the murders are quite similar. But I was merely presenting her theory, I am not endorsing it.
William Sydney Porter was my 2nd cousin. My grandfather was Walter Porter Paris. I grew up in a family of talented writers, and often heard that he was someone to emulate. His other habits, such as embezzling, ducking debts and otherwise being a jerk, were glossed over by my proud relatives. When I married a Texan and moved to San Antonio, I learned about his less attractive qualities. I didn't know he had spent time in an Austin jail!
Thanks for sharing. I liked your phrase, '......... otherwise being a jerk.' Fine qualities to emulate indeed, Not.
It's spring now, so it's time to get out into the Texas countryside & see the bluebonnets & other wild flowers.
My wife & I used to do that on the weekends in the spring when we lived in Texas. Some of our good memories of the place.
Cheers, and thanks again.
@@ralph40
I hope you come back again! This year is the greenest in 20 years! All the rains have brought up flowers I've never seen before, and you are right, the bluebonnets and wildflowers are amazing! I'm heading out to walk my dogs in the park and take advantage of the weather before the "big heat" comes on. In June, it's always raining and 95 degrees!😅
Christine, did you know O' Henry's (Porter) Austin home is now a museum in downtown Austin, on 5th. street? My mom and I visited it a couple years ago. It is very interesting.
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I did not know that! I have been way too lazy about following up on local history. You have just given me a fantastic excuse to go to Austin! This is so cool, thank you so much, I can't wait! 🤩🤩🤩
I gotta say I ain't seeing the link between a serial killer in London, of prostitutes with horrific mutilation and this story
Another excellent video! Have you ever done one on Emperor Norton I of San Francisco? I believe today is his birthday.
He has one! Watched it yesterday th-cam.com/video/wG7kS1qBGVY/w-d-xo.html
Journalists knew how to write headlines back then. “The Foul Fiend,” “Hell Broke Loose,” “Another Deed of Deviltry in the Crimson Catalog of Crime,” “Deeds of Dreadful Depravity Done By the Devil’s Agents over Austin.”
No pretense of objectivity in that era!
“The servant girl annihilator” isn’t nearly as catchy as Jack the Ripper
But it was coined by O Henry.
It could easily have been the title of one of his stories with a twist ending ;)
Great story..Strange how things travel though I had a relative around 1900 who lived in Western Ireland who just could not keep help. Arguments, resignations, the works..Either a relative or a local wag started calling her the "Servant Girl Annihilator" because she couldn't keep help.
I wonder if they could do a reverse DNA test and put it into the data banks .. you never know
Do you have any of the killer's DNA on you?
I don't understand what a "reverse dna " is. U do know that one can get a kind of dna from a fingerprint.
@@sambrewer2306 Everyone's fingerprint is different and you can identify people from them. However, you have to have fingerprints to identify them to. They never fingerprinted the killer.
@@sambrewer2306 Everyone's fingerprint is different and you can identify people from them. However, you have to have fingerprints to identify them to. They never fingerprinted the killer.
in Israel they can get the DNA strands if they're long enough, from bone marrow and trace the Jews today to the Jews of the ones that lived in the area.
A fascinating look at history again. l was wondering if all the murders could be attributed to just one person or could it have been the work of a group of racists or perhaps copycats, settling old scores. Sadly it seems we will never know.
i wonder what the main ingredient was in those calming tonics
Opium
The reference to racial tensions is interesting, given that of the seven women killed, five were black.
Cheers mate!
Well done!!
Gave me chills.... Truth can be more terrifying than fiction.
Riveting once again.
I always thought H. H. Holmes was America's "first" serial killer, but this WOULD have been earlier. That's why you are the historian and I am not. :)
Nearly contemporary, depending upon when Holmes started his killing. His time in Chicago would have been a few years later.
This story highlights the impact that electric street lighting had on city life. Before electric light, people had to wonder around in the dark with little oil or kerosene lamps or a candle.
I was thinking the same thing!
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My first thought: Serial Killers rarely cross racial lines.
My second thought: I watch too episodes of Criminal Minds.
You are right with your first thought. It was almost certainly Nathan Elgin.
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I interpreted the title of this video wrong. I thought a servant girl was doing the killing.
Good summation. Funny how you mentioned that one of the suspects had a clubbed foot with a missing toe. There was a rock and roll club in Austin in the early 1980's called "Club Foot" where the Fabulous Thunderbirds used to perform. Just a coincidence I presume.
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A fascinating story! I've never heard about this before.
I’m leaning towards the history detectives theory...saw that episode and it seems more plausible.
"Many men stayed up at night with a gun to guard their family" - Thank God for our 2nd amendment.
Well with so many people running around armed I guess it's a self-fullfilling thing so that soon we'll need to all be walking the streets with a gun strapped to our hips or a rifle on our backs. Then we can all kill each other when someone is afraid.
@@mikeyoung9810 Nothing like exaggerating.
Mikey, I haven't killed anyone lately....
So please don't tick me off. I want to be nice and calm and happy.
God didn't give us the second amendment. James Madison did, along with Monroe, Adams, and others. Definitely some of the most brilliant minds in history. If you're interested, perhaps read The Federalist Papers, written at the time.
The 2nd Amendment was not legally interpreted that way. Not until the 1960s.
I thought he was going to say HH Holmes
A depraved fellow- he might get his own episode some day.
Would that more historians had some of the intellectual integrity and attention to reality and detail as our “History Guy”. Bravo, sir.
How about remembering *The Black Dahlia?*
Thank you. I was raised in a family that loved studying history. I really enjoy these history vignettes.
San Antonio should have been the capitol.
Thank you acknowledging him as the first American serial killer keep telling people this but people keep telling me nope
Kyle Shiflet the Harpe brother's are the first serial killer's
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Could you please do a video about the building of the Brooklyn Bridge. It's a sad story that deserves to be remembered.
Charles Allen Lechmere was in my studies the Ripper .