The Servant Girl Annihilator

Seven women and one man were murdered in Austin, Texas, in 1885 by an unknown assailant who would prey mainly on women of low social caste. He injured many others and was one of the first major media sensations to sweep America (3 years before Jack the Ripper did the same in Britain).

His modus operandi was to attack women in bed and drag them outside to murder them. Six of the female victims had ‘sharp objects’ inserted into their ears.