Spree Killer

The 1950s: Death and the American Dream

By Ania Ahlborn

October 26, 2012

I’ve always been intrigued by the 1950s. On one hand, you’ve got poodle skirts and soda shops and greaser guys in fast cars and leather jackets; on the other, there’s Mom, her full-skirted dress pulling freshly baked cookies out of the oven just as Dad walks in the door with a big smile and a…

The Harpes by Frederick Remington

Revolutionary Killers: Harpe Brothers, Serial or Spree?

By Clare Toohey

November 25, 2011

The Continental Congress declared the first National Thanksgiving in 1777, but the Harpe brothers weren’t thankful for anything except another day to thieve and kill. Recently, I encountered the story of the pair who are, perhaps, America’s first serial killers, though they exhibited some horrifying characteristics of spree killers, too.  What makes it trickier for…

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