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In the chaos following the American Revolutionary War, a pair of bandits known as the Harpe Brothers went on a vicious killing spree across the frontier. They are now considered the first serial killers in America.
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legendsofamerica.com/we-harpes
officialdata.org/us/inflation/1800?amount=300
illinoishistory.com/harpes.html
murderpedia.org/male.H/h/harpe-brothers.htm
appalachiabare.com/the-devil-in-appalachia-the-bloodthirsty-harpe-brothers
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appalachiabare.com/the-devil-in-appalachia-the-bloodthirsty-harpe-brothers
legendsofamerica.com/we-harpes
officialdata.org/us/inflation/1799?amount=2000
appalachiabare.com/the-devil-in-appalachia-the-bloodthirsty-harpe-brothers
illinoishistory.com/harpes.html
theravenreport.com/2017/04/25/the-harpe-brothers-terrorized-the-great-frontier-and-became-americas-first-serial-killers
murderpedia.org/male.H/h/harpe-brothers.htm
TIMESTAMPS -
0:00 - America's First Serial Killers
2:11 - The Frontier
3:18 - The Harpe Brothers Backstory
7:51 - On The Move
10:17 - Cave-In-Rock and the Mason Gang
12:12 - The Summer of 1799
14:50 - Three Wives
17:00 - Sponsor - Brilliant
Visit brilliant.org/answerswithjoe to start learning STEM for free, and the first 200 people will get 20% off their annual premium subscription.
In the chaos following the American Revolutionary War, a pair of bandits known as the Harpe Brothers went on a vicious killing spree across the frontier. They are now considered the first serial killers in America.
Watch this video ad-free on Nebula!
nebula.tv/videos/joescott-the-harpe-brothers-americas-first-serial-killers
Want to support the channel? Here's how:
Patreon: patreon.com/answerswithjoe
Channel Memberships: youtube.com/channel/UC-2YHgc363EdcusLIBbgxzg/join
T-Shirts & Merch: answerswithjoe.com/store
Check out my 2nd channel, Joe Scott TMI:
youtube.com/channel/UCqi721JsXlf0wq3Z_cNA_Ew
And my podcast channel, Conversations With Joe:
youtube.com/channel/UCJzc7TiJ2nnuyJkUpOZ8RKA
You can listen to my podcast, Conversations With Joe on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.
Spotify 👉 spoti.fi/37iPGzF
Apple Podcasts 👉 apple.co/3j94kfq
Google Podcasts 👉 bit.ly/3qZCo1V
Interested in getting a Tesla or going solar? Use my referral link and get discounts and perks:
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LINKS LINKS LINKS
goo.gl/maps/4wuZGXeJxEb5ynGX8
http://www.fm.coe.uh.edu/timeline/1700s.html
murderpedia.org/male.H/h/harpe-brothers.htm
legendsofamerica.com/we-harpes
officialdata.org/us/inflation/1800?amount=300
illinoishistory.com/harpes.html
murderpedia.org/male.H/h/harpe-brothers.htm
appalachiabare.com/the-devil-in-appalachia-the-bloodthirsty-harpe-brothers
appalachiabare.com/the-devil-in-appalachia-the-bloodthirsty-harpe-brothers
appalachiabare.com/the-devil-in-appalachia-the-bloodthirsty-harpe-brothers
legendsofamerica.com/we-harpes
officialdata.org/us/inflation/1799?amount=2000
appalachiabare.com/the-devil-in-appalachia-the-bloodthirsty-harpe-brothers
illinoishistory.com/harpes.html
theravenreport.com/2017/04/25/the-harpe-brothers-terrorized-the-great-frontier-and-became-americas-first-serial-killers
murderpedia.org/male.H/h/harpe-brothers.htm
TIMESTAMPS -
0:00 - America's First Serial Killers
2:11 - The Frontier
3:18 - The Harpe Brothers Backstory
7:51 - On The Move
10:17 - Cave-In-Rock and the Mason Gang
12:12 - The Summer of 1799
14:50 - Three Wives
17:00 - Sponsor - Brilliant
