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The Axe Man of New Orleans Part One - The Murders

From The Spring 1918 to The Fall of 1919, a serial Killer terrorized the city of New Orleans.  People were brutally attacked in their beds by an axe wielding maniac. The killer taunted police by writing letters to local newspapers. Little is known of the Axe Man other than he killed 8 people in a one year crime spree and he had a fondness for jazz music.  The murders remained unsolved....until now.

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