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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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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