Axeman Of New Orleans Research Paper

The Axeman of New Orleans is said to be one of the most bloodthirsty, psychotic, manic murders in American history. He was horrific he is compared to London’s famous Jack the Ripper. His reign lasted from May 1918 to October 1919. He filled the city of New Orleans with horror and fear for over a year. Regardless of the massive amount of evidence left at the crime scene, the technology at the time was not advanced enough for him to be caught. No one knows what truly happened the day the Axeman disappeared but what we do know is the horrific tale he left behind. The Axeman seemed to have a victim ID. He tended to target Italians, grocers, and women. Although men were attacked, he seemed to have a hatred towards women over men. Since this time period lacked law enforcement it was extremely easy for him to target the lower class because if there were any law enforcement it would be focuses on the wealthier parts. Italians were hated at the time due to WW1 ended just before the attacks. He was said to attack “Big Easy’s white …show more content…
At only 28 years old, she has been laying in her bed while she “awoke to see a dark figure standing over her”(Weiser). Although she was bashed in her head . She was found by her husband after he returned home from work. Although her scalp was cut open, she survived and gave birth to her child. Only one man was arrested for suspicion and the police then began to connect this to the Besumer and Maggio cases. Joseph Romano, yet another grocer, was attacked five days later. He was found with a terrible blow to the head by his two nieces he was living with at the time. The two girls were the first to actually see the murder fleeing from the crime. They described him as “a dark-skinned, heavy set man,who wore a dark suit and a slouched hat”(Weiser). Additionally, although Romano was able to walk to ambulance after the attack he died two days