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True Murder: The Most Shocking Killers in True Crime History

THE FIRST CELEBRITY SERIAL KILLER IN SOUTHWEST OHIO-Richard O. Jones

True Murder: The Most Shocking Killers in True Crime History

Dan Zupansky

News, News Commentary, True Crime, History

4.02.7K Ratings

🗓️ 10 September 2020

⏱️ 86 minutes

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Summary

Just before Christmas 1902, Alfred Knapp strangled his wife in her sleep. He put her body in a box and sent the box floating down the Great Miami River, telling everyone that Hannah had left him. When the truth came out, Knapp confessed to four other murders. Newspapers across the Midwest sent reporters to interview the handsome strangler. Despite spending most of his adulthood in prison, he had a charming, boyish manner that made him an instant celebrity serial killer. True crime historian Richard O Jones examines the strangler's alleged crimes, the family drama of covering up Knapp's atrocities and how a brain-damaged drifter became a media darling. THE FIRST CELEBRITY SERIAL KILLER IN SOUTHWEST OHIO: Confessions of the Strangler Alfred Knapp-Richard O. Jones Follow and comment on Facebook-TRUE MURDER: The Most Shocking Killers in True Crime History   https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064697978510Check out TRUE MURDER PODCAST @ truemurderpodcast.com

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You are now listening to True Murder, the most shocking killers in true crime history,

0:46.0

and the authors that have written about them. Gacy, Bundy, Domer, the Nightstocker,

0:52.7

and BTK. Every week, another fascinating author talking about the most shocking and

0:58.3

infamous killers in true crime history. True Murder with your host, journalist and author,

1:04.6

Dan Zufanski.

1:15.4

Good evening. Just before Christmas 1902, Alfred Napp strangled his wife in her sleep.

1:22.9

He put her body in a box and sent the box floating down the great Miami River,

1:28.0

telling everyone that Hannah had left him. When the truth came out, Napp confessed to four other

1:33.5

murders. Newspapers across the Midwest sent reporters to interview the handsome strangler.

1:39.3

Despite spending most of his adult hood in prison, he had a charming boyish manner that made

1:44.7

him an instant celebrity serial killer. True Crime historian Richard O. Jones examines the

1:50.6

stranglers of ledge crimes, the family drama of covering up Napp's atrocities,

1:55.8

and how a brain-damaged drifter became a media darling. The book they're featuring this evening

2:01.4

is the first celebrity serial killer in Southwest Ohio, confessions of the strangler Alfred Napp.

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