Episode 62: New Orleans Ax Murderer:

The Unsolved Mystery Of The Axeman

In the early 1900’s someone was breaking into homes in the dead of the night in New Orleans and viciously attacking people. No one felt safe. Many died and those that survived were left with the terrifying image of a dark figure looming over them with a heavy ax, burned into their memories for the rest of their lives. Just as suddenly as he appeared, he vanished and no one has ever solved the mystery of The New Orleans Ax Murderer.

Conjure Tip of The Week

Let’s talk about the magical powers of music! Who knows if the Axeman really was the one to demand Jazz that night, but whoever it was they had one thing right. Music has the power to soothe the soul. The genre of music doesn’t matter, only how it makes you feel. Magical music is anything united around honoring the gods, nature, the ancestors or simply magic itself. Find the music that connects your soul to the universe in a deeper way. Whether it’s folk, blues, jazz, country, Celtic, and heavy metal, doesn’t matter. Find the magic that moves you in new ways.

Ep. 62 Sources

Miriam Davis, Smithsonian; "The Axeman of New Orleans Preyed on Italian Immigrants"

Wikipedia; "Axeman of New Orleans"

New Orleans Ghosts; "THE AXEMAN OF NEW ORLEANS"

Meghan B. Kelly, WBUR; "The Axe Murderer Who Loved Jazz"

Ryan Bergara and Shane Madej, Buzzfeed Unsolved; "The Terrifying Axeman of New Orleans"

Podgist, Serial Killers; "The Axeman of New Orleans"

Gretchen Byers, Pocket Sights; "The Axeman of New Orleans"

New Orleans Ghosts; "THE LETTER THAT MADE THE BIG EASY DANCE"