Episode 60: The Axeman of New Orleans
At the turn of the century, the normally carefree streets of the Crescent City were on edge as a madman snuck in and attacked New Orleanians with weapons found inside their own homes. What could stop him? The police? Vigilantes? Or the sweet sweet sounds of the very jazz that the city created?
SOURCES
The Axeman of New Orleans Preyed on Italian Immigrants
A mysterious serial killer prowled in a city rife with xenophobia and racism
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/axeman-new-orleans-preyed-italian-immigrants-180968037/#GqF1HVC3QKjjOFIj.99
The Axe Murderer who loved Jazz: https://www.wbur.org/endlessthread/2018/06/22/the-axeman-serial-killer-new-orleans
https://www.legendsofamerica.com/la-axeman/
https://allthatsinteresting.com/axeman-of-new-orleans
https://www.altereddimensions.net/2013/axeman-serial-killer-new-orleans
