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SERIAL KILLER: The Midnight Assassin Pt. 1
· 46 min · Episode 157
Episode SERIAL KILLER: The Midnight Assassin Pt. 1
In 1884, a brutal killer began targeting Black female domestic servants in Austin, Texas, attacking victims in their sleep and vanishing without a trace. With no forensic tools and deep racial prejudice shaping the investigation, police arrested countless innocent men while the murders escalated in frequency and violence. The case, known as the Midnight Assassin, remains unsolved to this day.
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