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Murder on the Frontier - Bloody Harpe Bros at next GS meeting

Many of their heinous crimes took place in Kentucky and Tennessee, including one within the present bounds of Adair County. Bart Cain, noted frontier re-enactor/historian, will present on these desperate, lawless men and their violent ways at the Adair County Genealogical Society meeting May 7, 2018, 5pmCT, at Adair County Public Library, 307 Greensburg Street, Columbia, KY.
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By Mike Watson

More than two centuries ago two men, along with three wives and children, roamed the frontier seeking victims. The two men, Micajah and Wiley Harpe, also known as Big and Little Harpe, are considered by many as the first American serial killers.



Kentucky and Tennessee were the location of many of their heinous crimes, including one within the present bounds of Adair County.

Bart Cain, noted frontier re-enactor and historian, will present a program on these desperate, lawless men and their violent ways.

Mr. Cain will present at the Adair County Genealogical Society's regular May meeting, Monday, May 7, 2018, 5pmCT, at the Adair County Public Library, 307 Greensburg Street, Columbia, KY.

For information, contact the ACPL at 270-384-2472, or communicate via the Adair County Genealogical Society facebook page. This meeting is open to anyone interested in learning more about the Harpes and frontier life.


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Murder on the Frontier - Bloody Harpe Bros at next Genealogical meeting



2018-04-30 - 307 Greensburg Street, Columbia, KY - Photo from Mike Watson, Adair County Historian.
Bart Cain, noted frontier re-enactor/historian, will present on these desperate, lawless men and their violent ways at the Adair County Genealogical Society meeting May 7, 2018, 5pmCT, at Adair County Public Library, 307 Greensburg Street, Columbia, KY. Many of the Harpe Brothers' heinous crimes took place in Kentucky and Tennessee, including one within the present bounds of Adair County. - Mike Watson

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