Annihilation In Austin: The Servant Girl Annihilator Murders of 1885

Murder. Chaos. Outrage.

This was the mode in Texas' capital city, Austin from 1884 to 1885. The city had been haunted by a string of bloody murders. Women were not just killed--they were dragged alive from their beds, taken outside where they were often tortured and then murdered.

Six of the victims, all women, were found dead with sharp objects inserted in their ears.

As horrifying as the murders were, what's more, horrifying is that the person who committed these heinous acts of violence was...