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Episode 153 The First Female Serial Killer in Texas

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Anna Hauptrief was the first known female serial killer in Texas. Her 1924 case was known as one of the most sensational and unexplainable in Texas court history. 

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Episode Sources

  • The Houston Post: Suspect Mother of Poisoning Five. July 24, 1924. 
  • The Houston Post: Bodies Taken From Graves. July 31, 1924.
  • Belleville Daily Advocate: Woman Held for Death of Five Persons. September 9, 1924.
  • The Houston Post: Hauptreif, Although Crippled, By Wife’s Poison, Loves Her. October 14, 1924.
  • The Austin American: Anna Hauptreif Hangs Herself in Jail. November 1, 1924
  • The Waco News: Mrs. Hauptreif’s Burial Place is Changed By Her Father’s Demand. November 3, 1924. 
  • The Austin American: Hauptreif Goes to Grave. November 3, 1924. 
  • Unknown Gender History: Annie Hauptreif, Texas Black Widow Serial Killer – August 11, 2011.
  • FindAGrave.com: William Louis Hauptreif
  • San Marcos Daily Record: A San Marcos Serial Killer. October 31, 2019. 

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