The Axeman of New Orleans

Did the axeman hide in the music of a terrified city?

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72 mins

Discover how a shadowy killer dubbed the Axeman of New Orleans terrorized the streets of New Orleans. Explore how his strikes at night with an axe sends a chilling letter claiming he spares homes playing jazz.

Ep 1:

Enter the Axeman

Host Larry Hunter introduces the terrifying true saga of the Axeman of New Orleans, whose axe-wielding rampage began with the brutal Maggio murders and a chalk message dripping with menace.

Ep 2:

Blood on Dorgenois Street

As Besumer and Lowe fall victim to a mysterious attacker, wild rumors of German spies swirl while a pregnant woman and an aging barber become the Axeman's next targets, plunging the city into panic.

Ep 3:

A Baby's Blood, A Family's Lie

A toddler's murder rocks the Cortimiglia family, but the investigation spirals into tragedy when false accusations send two innocent neighbors to prison for a crime they didn't commit.

Ep 4:

Letter from Hell

A chilling letter signed "The Axeman" arrives claiming demonic origins and issuing a bizarre ultimatum, daring New Orleans to fill its homes with jazz music or face deadly consequences.

Ep 5:

The Bar Falls Silent

As attacks resume with new victims and a brutal final murder, the Axeman's reign of terror ends as abruptly and mysteriously as it began, leaving investigators with almost nothing to go on.

Ep 6:

The Woman in the Veil

A dramatic shooting in Los Angeles seems to finally name the Axeman, but the suspect's murky fate—and a wave of earlier, eerily similar axe murders—complicate the case beyond belief.

Ep 7:

Theories in the Dark

A century later, the identity of the Axeman remains a mystery wrapped in five competing theories, from a lone madman to a Mafia enforcer to something more sinister and supernatural.

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