Texas True Crime

In 1885, a man dubbed the Servant Girl Annihilator by the press brutally attacked young servant girls in their beds. The man was never caught and some authorities in London even wondered if the man from Austin could have left Texas and gone to London and was actually Jack the Ripper. The crimes were very similar and the time frame makes sense. What do you think? Sources: The Midnight Assassin: Pan...

In 1885, a man dubbed the Servant Girl Annihilator by the press brutally attacked young servant girls in their beds. The man was never caught and some authorities in London even wondered if the man from Austin could have left Texas and gone to London and was actually Jack the Ripper. The crimes were very similar and the time frame makes sense. What do you think? Sources: The Midnight Assassin: Pan...

In 1986, Donna Jester thought she was doing something nice for a down on his luck guy.  She didn't realize that she had invited the devil into her home in Lancaster, TX.  David Martin Long brutally killed Donna, her mother Dalpha, and Laura Lee Owens with a hatchet. Sources: https://the cinemaholic.com/who-were-david-martin-longs-victims-how-did-the-texas-axe-murderer-die/ https://law.ju...

On May 4, 1986 three friends set out for a ride around Lake Hawkins, a popular hangout for teens and young adults.  Suzanne, Gena, and Bryan were good kids from Hawkins, TX, the type of small town where nothing ever happens. Residents of the small town didn't know there was an "animal" that had been released from prison living right near the lake but when the three friends didn't return home...

On June 23, 1965, police were called to a home in the Montrose area of Houston.  They thought it was a routine welfare check requested by the nephew of an elderly couple.  The nephew said that he hadn't been able to get in touch with his aunt for several days and he was concerned about her and his uncle.  When police arrived, it seemed like nothing was wrong. However, when police en...

Over the course of about three months in 1946, a masked killer stalked young couples on lovers' lanes attacking 8 people and killing 5.  No one was ever caught and convicted.  There are many theories on who the killer might have been, none were ever proven. Sources:  vault.fbi.gov/texarkana-phantom-moonlight-murders-part-01-of-02/view-02-of-02/view morbidnmacabre.com/2020/08/28/the-...

In 1989, college student Mark Kilroy and three friends took a trip to South Padre Island in Texas to celebrate Spring Break.  It was supposed to be a fun time to blow off steam and relax after a busy few months at school.  Unfortunately, the trip ended in tragedy with Mark's murder.  Police would uncover a terrible crime scene based on ritual human sacrifice, drug smuggling and the...