Some observers believe that the killer fled Texas, traveled to London, and recreated himself into the legendary Whitechapel killer famously known as “Jack the Ripper.” The killer was never caught, although tantalizing clues point to several potential suspects. More like annihilations, these butcheries incited panic and paranoia in this frontier town of 17,000 people, and undermined municipal efforts to make Austin a mecca of prosperity and modernism. Set in Austin, Texas-the capitol of the newly minted Lone Star state- The Midnight Assassin recounts a series of eight ghastly murders that were committed during the years 18. Gershman lends his prosecutorial eye to Hollandsworth’s written account of an unsolved series of murders – believed it to be the America’s first serial killer case. In his review, The Midnight Assassin: Panic, Scandal, and the Hunt for America’s First Serial Killer. Gershman of the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University has reviewed a new book, The Midnight Assassin by Skip Hollandsworth.
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