Six months had gone by, and no one suspected a predatory killer on the loose.  Stapleton points out that the city, with a population of 23,000, was recovering from the Reconstruction Era and was attracting people from all over to work in the area.  Numerous convicts were employed as well to help with public buildings.  There were lots of strangers in town, and many of them frequented the public houses and taverns.  A killer could move among them, undetected. 

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