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New Orleans Axeman Victims
Status
Unsolved
Type
Serial Killer Victims
Date
May 22, 1918 – October 27, 1919
Location
New Orleans, Louisiana
Victim Age
Unknown
Gender
Multiple
The New Orleans Axeman murdered at least eight people and attacked several others between 1918 and 1919. He sent a letter to newspapers saying he would spare any household playing jazz music on a particular night. The killer was never identified. The case remains one of America's most famous historical unsolved serial murder cases.
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