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The Axeman of New Orleans: Jazz It []

May 1918 (maybe 1911 or earlier)- October 1919 (possibly later, no certainty on that one) majority of victims Italian - was this ethnically motivated? not motivated by robbery, rather, motivated by murder

Edits for the Axeman

Stuff You Missed In History Class did a two-part miniseries on the Axeman in which they toyed with the idea of his murderous acts having begun prior to 1918.

My Favorite Murder, a true crime podcast, covered the story of the Axeman on their 60th episode entitled Jazz It.

Pop culture figure, rarely discussed or immortalized in the same regard as he is in New Orleans. He fits the bill for New Orleans culture -- this is subjective

Axeman never found, may have pursued crimes after his stint in New Orleans, but