As the bloody year of 1885 draws to a close and 1886 begins, the police are no closer to solving... more

Austin’s city leaders begin to panic amid the bloodshed and bring in outside detectives to help the city’s underperforming police... more

A few months after the death of the first victim, another Black woman working as a servant in Austin is... more

As the capital of Texas celebrates the coming of a new year with exuberance, a dark shadow eclipses the city... more

In 1885, a few years before Jack the Ripper went on a killing spree in London, an axe-wielding killer stalked... more