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The Axeman of New Orleans: Jazz, Blood, and Silence | The Missing Files
In this episode of The Missing Files, host Una Graham investigates the chilling mystery of the Axeman of New Orleans, an unidentified serial killer who terrorized the city between 1918 and 1919. This true crime deep dive explores the brutal attacks on Italian immigrant families in the Seventh Ward, focusing on the killer's unique MO: removing back door panels with a chisel to enter homes silently before striking with axes or razors. We examine the high-profile case of Joseph and Catherine Maggio, the procedural failures that allowed evidence to be lost, and the intense ethnic tensions that…
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