The Chilling Case of the Servant Girl Annihilator

The Servant Girl Annihilator was a serial killer who terrorized Austin, Texas in 1884-1885, murdering eight people before vanishing, with chilling parallels to Jack the Ripper who struck London four years later; the killer's methods of midnight attacks, axe strikes to the skull, and ritualistic mutilation suggest he may have been the same person who traveled to London, representing a forgotten chapter in the history of serial violence that was overshadowed by the more famous British case.