Jazzin It Out With the Axeman of New Orleans

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The Axeman of New Orleans was an unidentified serial killer who attacked approximately a dozen people in the early 20th century. Several people, including a young child, were murdered. Join Mike and Gibby for episode 1 of 2 on the Axeman of New Orleans. This is a case that has ca ...  Show more

While the U.S. was wrapped up in the final days of World War I, New Orleans was facing an enemy right in their own backyard. In the early 20th century, a wave of fear rolled through Crescent City as a mysterious man began axing people in the dead of night while they were fast asl ...  Show more

The second half of the Axman story involves his famous letter to the New Orleans Times-Picayune warning that he would descend on the city, but would spare anyone with a live jazz band playing in their house. But had the Axman been murdering before 1918?

Today's episode is on the unsolved mystery of serial killer: the axeman of New Orleans. Trigger Warning: racially motivated murders (not proven) Resources: https://linktr.ee/usualdisclaimer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices