Bibliograph

Austin, murder & mayhem, Richard Zelade

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Label

Austin, murder & mayhem, Richard Zelade

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 141-142)

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Austin

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

918591278

Responsibility statement

Richard Zelade

Sub title

murder & mayhem

Summary

"Beneath Austin's shiny veneer lies a dark past, filled with murder, lechery and deceit. Legislators, lawmen and lawyers killed, robbed and lied just as well and just as often as the drifters and grifters preying on newcomers. The nation's first known serial killer made his debut in Austin in the form of the Servant Girl Annihilator, who is still rumored to be Jack the Ripper. After the Willis brothers murdered their neighbors over rumored buried gold, a lynch mob hanged the boys from live oaks on present-day Sixth Street. Freshman representative Louis Franke died after he was robbed and beaten on the steps of the statehouse. Author Richard Zelade delivers a fascinating look at the seedier side of Austin history"--, Provided by publisher

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Austin, murder and mayhem

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