The Man from the Train is a 2017 true crime book written by Bill James and his daughter Rachel McCarthy James. The Jameses claim to have discovered, through analysis of contemporary records, the existence and identity of a serial killer – Paul Mueller – who operated throughout North America in the early 20th century. The authors describe that Mueller committed 14 family murders totaling 59 victims, totaling an additional 94 victims totaling more than $100,000.
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The Man from the Train is a 2017 true crime book written by Bill James and his daughter Rachel McCarthy James. The Jameses claim to have discovered, through analysis of contemporary records, the existence and identity of a serial killer – Paul Mueller – who operated throughout North America in the early 20th century. Bill James’s research began with an attempt to solve one famous unsolved crime, the Villisca axe murders, in which a family of six and two house guests were slaughtered in Iowa on the night of June 9, 1912. Via research in newspaper archives the Jameses discovered scores of murders of entire families, committed from 1898 to 1912, occurring in Nova Scotia, Oregon, Kansas, Florida, Arkansas, and other locations, which they ascribe to Mueller.
The authors describe that Mueller committed 14 family murders totaling 59 victims, totaling an additional 94 victims totaling more than $100,000. They also suggest that Mueller may have been responsible for the 1922 Hinterkaifeck murders in Germany, including the slaughter of an entire family in their isolated home, use of the blunt edge of a farm tool as a murder weapon, and the absence of robbery as a motive. The author’s motive is believed to have been a sadistic sexual attraction to pre-pubescent girls. While adults were typically ambushed and murdered in bed while sleeping, girls showed defense wounds or other evidence of struggle.
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