The greatest axeman of them all? It's time to tell the gruesome story of the fabled Axeman who terrorised New Orleans in 1918.

Who was this mystery killer? What did he have against grocers? And should we listen to letters instructing us to play jazz or die?

The secret ingredient is...jazz!

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Sources include Legends of America, Crime & Investigation, Miriam C Davis's book The Axeman of New Orleans.

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