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Imagine Austin, Texas, 1884, a burgeoning city gripped by fear as a ruthless killer stalks the night,

leaving a trail of terror and a death in his wake. Over the course of a single year,

eight innocent lives were brutally taken, and the identity of

their murderer remains a haunted mystery to this day. Join me as we dig up and dust off this

cold case with the grisly details and the heinous crimes and explore the lives of the victims

and delve into the theories that suggest maybe a chilling connection to another infamous killer, Jack the Ripper.

So join me with my special guest, Greg Lawson, pour yourself a glass of your favorite wine,

and let's uncover the dark secrets of the Midnight Assassin.

It's time to start the show. Let's hit it.

Music Let's hit it. Thank you. I'm Hi, and welcome to another episode of Mysteries, Mayhem, and Merlot. Well, this is going to be a mind-blowing episode of Mysteries Mayhem and Merlot. And we're going to go back 200 years to Austin, Texas.

Now, there was a serial killer that went through Austin, Texas from 1884 to 1885.

How could somebody in the dead of night kill this many people and not get caught, not be seen?

So I figured I would reach out to an expert, Greg Lawson, who has traveled over 40 countries, and he's spent over 30

years of law enforcement being a professional investigator. He has been a police academy instructor

and a college educator. And I figured he would have the best, and he lives in Austin, Texas.

I forgot about that. Yes, he lives in Austin, Texas,

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