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    The Harpe Brothers: America’s Original Serial Killers

    This deadly pair from 18th century America left a bloody trail across the frontier as they slaughtered men, women, and children to satisfy their bloodlust.

    True Crime

    04 Jul 2017
    by Stephanie Almazan

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    [Via Professor Ken Tucker; Henderson County History; Murder By Gaslight; Nashville Scene; Criminal Element]

    Feature illustration: "I Took Ye for an Indian" by Frederic Remington (via Murder by Gaslight); Wikimedia Commons; Wikimedia Commons; Wikimedia Commons; William England / Getty Images

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