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Friday, 8 July 2016
quote [ In the late 1700s, Micajah “Big” Harpe and Wiley “Little” Harpe became known as America’s first serial killers. The ruthless, cold-blooded murderers were a threat to everyone they encountered – men, women, and children – until at long last they were apprehended. ]
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JWWargo said @ 7:22am GMT on 8th Jul
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A friend of mine wrote a book about them.
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cb361 said @ 1:58pm GMT on 8th Jul
Americans who supported the crown were called Tories?
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HP Lovekraftwerk said @ 3:19pm GMT on 8th Jul
Yep. Conservatives who supported the monarchy. From what I can find, it derives from an Irish word meaning "outlaw" or "pursued men," which was then adopted as an official party label in the tradition of making an insult a point of pride.
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