The Axeman of New Orleans: 2 Years of Night Attacks, a Letter About Jazz, and No Killer Ever Named

2026-10-11 · True Mysteries Editorial Desk · Unsolved Crimes · 13 min read

In 1918, New Orleans was a port city of nearly 400,000 people on the Mississippi River, in the south of the United States.

Many of its corner grocery shops were run by Italian immigrants. The family usually lived in rooms behind the shop or above it. The shop closed late, the family went to bed, and a wooden back door was the only thing between them and the night.

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