Visit http://www.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! https://nebula.tv/videos/joescott-the-harpe-brothers-americas-first-serial-killers Want to support the channel? Here's how: Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/answerswithjoe Channel Memberships: null T-Shirts & Merch: http://www.answerswithjoe.com/store Check out my 2nd channel, Joe Scott TMI: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqi721JsXlf0wq3Z_cNA_Ew And my podcast channel, Conversations With Joe: https://www.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 👉 https://spoti.fi/37iPGzF Apple Podcasts 👉 https://apple.co/3j94kfq Google Podcasts 👉 https://bit.ly/3qZCo1V Interested in getting a Tesla or going solar? Use my referral link and get discounts and perks: https://ts.la/joe74700 Follow me at all my places! Instagram: https://instagram.com/answerswithjoe TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@answerswithjoe Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/answerswithjoe Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/answerswithjoe LINKS LINKS LINKS https://goo.gl/maps/4wuZGXeJxEb5ynGX8?entry=yt http://www.fm.coe.uh.edu/timeline/1700s.html https://murderpedia.org/male.H/h/harpe-brothers.htm https://www.legendsofamerica.com/we-harpes/ https://www.officialdata.org/us/inflation/1800?amount=300 http://www.illinoishistory.com/harpes.html https://murderpedia.org/male.H/h/harpe-brothers.htm https://www.appalachiabare.com/the-devil-in-appalachia-the-bloodthirsty-harpe-brothers/ https://www.appalachiabare.com/the-devil-in-appalachia-the-bloodthirsty-harpe-brothers/ https://www.appalachiabare.com/the-devil-in-appalachia-the-bloodthirsty-harpe-brothers/ https://www.legendsofamerica.com/we-harpes/ https://www.officialdata.org/us/inflation/1799?amount=2000 https://www.appalachiabare.com/the-devil-in-appalachia-the-bloodthirsty-harpe-brothers/ http://www.illinoishistory.com/harpes.html https://theravenreport.com/2017/04/25/the-harpe-brothers-terrorized-the-great-frontier-and-became-americas-first-serial-killers/ https://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