What Happened to the Axeman of New Orleans? Why the Killer Was Never Caught

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Between 1918 and 1919, an unknown assailant dubbed the Axeman terrorized the city of New Orleans

At least five murders and over a dozen attacks can be attributed to the Axeman, who earned the name from using axes as their murder weapon

Though many people were suspected, all were eventually cleared, and the Axeman was never caught

It's been over a century since the Axeman brutally murdered at least five people and attacked over a dozen others in New Orleans. But other than an alleged love for jazz music, the identity of The Big Easy's most infamous criminal remains unknown.

From May 1918 to October 1919, an unknown serial killer broke into homes across the city and attacked victims in their sleep, often with their own axes. Because they rarely took valuables, police coul