By Skip Hollandsworth
A sweeping narrative heritage of a terrifying serial killer--America's first--who stalked Austin, Texas in 1885
In the past due 1800s, town of Austin, Texas used to be at the cusp of rising from an remoted western outpost right into a actually cosmopolitan city. yet starting in December 1884, Austin was once terrorized by means of a person both as vicious and, in many ways, way more diabolical than London's notorious Jack the Ripper. for nearly precisely 365 days, the nighttime murderer crisscrossed the total urban, outstanding on moonlit nights, utilizing axes, knives, and lengthy metal rods to tear aside girls from each race and sophistication. on the time the idea that of a serial killer used to be unthinkable, however the murders persisted, the killer grew to become extra brazen, and the citizens' panic reached a fever pitch.
Before it used to be everywhere, a minimum of a dozen males will be arrested in reference to the murders, and the crimes might divulge what a newspaper defined as "the such a lot vast and profound scandal ever identified in Austin." And sure, whilst Jack the Ripper all started his assaults in 1888, London police investigators did wonder whether the killer from Austin had crossed the sea to terrorize their very own city.
With vibrant old aspect and novelistic aptitude, Texas Monthly journalist bypass Hollandsworth brings this terrifying saga to existence.
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All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored or transmitted in any form without the express written permission of the publisher. ISBN: 978-1-78027-198-9 eBook ISBN: 978-0-85790-805-6 British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library To Coral, Finlay, Mia and Zara Contents Acknowledgments Introduction 1 Hitting the Heights 2 The Ibrox Open Goal 3 A Sign of the Times 4 A Lasting Impression 5 The First Rule of Robbery 6 The Crime that Rocked the Capital 7 Auction House Hammered 8 An Ugly Secret 9 Scotland’s Unwelcome Tourists 10 A Jewel Heist with a Difference 11 Blood on the Streets 12 A City’s Darkest Day 13 Tricks of the Trade 14 The Art of the Heist 15 An Age-old Problem 16 National Emergency Postscript Bibliography Colourplates Acknowledgments Few books open with a word of thanks for the men and women of Scotland’s police service but it seems fitting to do just that.
The file remains open although the hopes of ever gaining a conclusion by bringing suspects to court remain a fading dream for those who were left stumped by a carefully choreographed and perfectly executed heist. 2 The Ibrox Open Goal It was described at the time as Scotland’s biggest bank robbery and one of the best planned the country had ever seen. It also had as one of its main suspects a man billed as the Monocled Major and one of Glasgow’s most recognisable districts as its backdrop – in short, the Ibrox heist of 1955 had all the ingredients to make it a headline writer’s dream.
There was a tremendous public response to the initial appeal for information, with detectives and uniformed colleagues interviewing hundreds of witnesses. They spent time visiting businesses throughout Altens and left no stone unturned in their quest for vital clues. Staff at the cash depot were also quizzed at length, with officers duty bound to explore the possibility that the raiders may have had help from the inside. That was not a theory that was ever publicly discussed or given credence by the investigating team.