From 1918 to 1919 a notorious killer roamed the streets of New Orleans, killing poor store owners who lived behind their businesses while they slept.
The axeman communicated to the people of New Orleans through the press, promising to spare anyone who played jazz music from a gruesome death. Frantic townspeople played jazz music all night just to ward off the sinister killer. He never struck again, but he did earn the nickname 'The Axeman of New Orleans.'
