The New Orleans axe said he would forgive anyone who played jazz on a specific night. Here’s why the serial killer was never caught
NEED TO KNOW Between 1918 and 1919, an unknown assailant nicknamed Axeman terrorized the city of New Orleans. At least five murders and more than a dozen attacks can be attributed to the axe, which earned its name by using axes as a murder weapon. Although many people were suspected, all were eventually acquitted and…