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Episode 3-16 "Big" and "Little" Harpe terrorized the western frontier in the 1790s (the first documented serial killers?)
Episode 3-16 "Big" and "Little" Harpe terrorized the western frontier in the 1790s
A shade of blue story of a murder spree stretching from North Carolina, the Cumberland Gap in western Virginia to Cave-in-Rock and Potts Spring in southeastern Illinois. The spree lasted nine months. the Harps killed at least 40 men, women and children on the frontier until caught.
Micajah and Wiley Harpe –known as "Big" and "Little" Harpe spread misery and terror through the western frontier in the 1790s. They took what they wanted and recognized no law, leaving a trail of death and destruction. Not just outlaws but it seemed the Harpes had declared a war on humanity itself, killing men, women, and children indiscriminately.
"Big" and "Little" Harpe terrorized the western frontier in the 1790s. The first documented serial killers in the United States?
Listen and decide for yourself. On line 6-27-2020.
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Episode 3-16 "Big" and "Little" Harpe terrorized the western frontier in the 1790s
A shade of blue story of a murder spree stretching from North Carolina, the Cumberland Gap in western Virginia to Cave-in-Rock and Potts Spring in southeastern Illinois. The spree lasted nine months. the Harps killed at least 40 men, women and children on the frontier until caught.
Micajah and Wiley Harpe –known as "Big" and "Little" Harpe spread misery and terror through the western frontier in the 1790s. They took what they wanted and recognized no law, leaving a trail of death and destruction. Not just outlaws but it seemed the Harpes had declared a war on humanity itself, killing men, women, and children indiscriminately.
"Big" and "Little" Harpe terrorized the western frontier in the 1790s. The first documented serial killers in the United States?
Listen and decide for yourself. On line 6-27-2020.
scottlunsfordauthor.com
fivefourtwoandtheblue.com