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EPISODE · Jun 27, 2020 · 31 MIN

Episode 3-16 "Big" and "Little" Harpe terrorized the western frontier in the 1790s (the first documented serial killers?)

from The Felon File · host Scott Lunsford

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

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