SERIAL KILLER: The Midnight Assassin Pt. 2
7/9/202645 min
Despite a year of killings, the Austin police made no credible arrests in the Midnight Assassin investigation, and two innocent husbands were prosecuted while a key suspect died without ever facing trial. The case remains unsolved more than 140 years later, with some theorizing the killer may have gone on to commit similar crimes around the world.
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First 90 secondsVanessa Richardson· Host0:00
[upbeat music] Hi, listeners. It's Vanessa. Before today's episode, I wanna take a brief moment to tell you about a show from Crime House's sister studio, Rewind, that I know you'll love. It's called Government That Doesn't Suck, hosted by professors Lindsay Cormack and Greg Jackson from History That Doesn't Suck. Ever wonder how the weather forecast on your phone is so accurate, or how your mail still gets across the country for less than a dollar, or who actually built the highway you drove on this morning? Each episode tells the surprising story of an American institution that you'll never look at the same way again. Listen to and follow Government That Doesn't Suck every other Monday on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, or watch video episodes on YouTube.
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Vanessa Richardson· Host0:56
Sometimes you just wanna blend into the crowd. Maybe you put on a hoodie and sunglasses to run errands, or you sit in the back of the classroom or conference room. It's normal to not feel like your best self sometimes and to avoid unwanted attention. But for some, anonymity isn't just a coping mechanism, it's a tactic, a way to avoid detection when carrying out nefarious and even gruesome acts. In 1880s Texas, a brutal killer, or killers, perfected