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The Axeman of New Orleans: Play Jazz or Get the Axe

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He didn’t kill for money. He didn’t rape or rob. He simply crept into homes, murdered families with their own axes—and vanished. But in 1919, everything changed when a letter from “The Axeman” was published in the newspaper. His message? Anyone not playing jazz on Tuesday night would be killed.This is more than a true crime mystery. It’s a story about racial tension, voodoo fears, media hysteria, and the strange moment when a city turned to music to fight a phantom. Why did New Orleans refuse to admit a serial killer was loose? What secrets did the police cover up? And could the Axeman have been someone the city itself created through silence and fear?Was he a real man, a myth, or something worse?
Hear the original letter read aloud.
Was it a stunt or a supernatural threat? Who do you think the Axeman really was?
  continue reading

258 episodes

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Content provided by 10X Pod Group and Ryan | 10X Pod Group - True Crime Stories. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by 10X Pod Group and Ryan | 10X Pod Group - True Crime Stories or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://podcastplayer.com/legal.
He didn’t kill for money. He didn’t rape or rob. He simply crept into homes, murdered families with their own axes—and vanished. But in 1919, everything changed when a letter from “The Axeman” was published in the newspaper. His message? Anyone not playing jazz on Tuesday night would be killed.This is more than a true crime mystery. It’s a story about racial tension, voodoo fears, media hysteria, and the strange moment when a city turned to music to fight a phantom. Why did New Orleans refuse to admit a serial killer was loose? What secrets did the police cover up? And could the Axeman have been someone the city itself created through silence and fear?Was he a real man, a myth, or something worse?
Hear the original letter read aloud.
Was it a stunt or a supernatural threat? Who do you think the Axeman really was?
  continue reading

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