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🎷 The Serial Killer Who Made an Entire City Play Jazz to Survive 🎷In March 1919, a serial killer sent a letter to the New Orleans Times-Picayune with an impossible demand: on March 19th at 12:15 AM, every home in New Orleans must play jazz music—or face death by his axe.Incredibly, the entire city obeyed. Dance halls packed to capacity. Music poured from every window. People who'd never danced before danced in the streets.And that night, for the first time in over a year of terror, not a single person was attacked.This is the true story of the Axeman of New Orleans—a serial killer who terrorized the city from 1918-1919, murdered at least 6 people, wrote taunting letters to the press claiming to be a demon from hell, and then vanished without ever being caught.⏱️ TIMESTAMPS:0:00 - Opening: The Letter
0:30 - Introduction: The Demon Killer
3:00 - Who Was the Axeman?
12:00 - The Attacks Begin (1918)
22:00 - The Terror Spreads
32:00 - The Jazz Letter Analysis
42:00 - The Night New Orleans Danced
52:00 - The Final Victims
1:02:00 - The Investigation Failures
1:12:00 - Theories & Suspects
1:22:00 - Joseph Mumfre: The Most Likely Suspect
1:32:00 - Comparing to Modern Serial Killers
1:42:00 - The Victims Remembered
1:52:00 - Where Did He Go?
1:58:00 - The Enduring Mystery
2:00:00 - Closing & Outro📋 CASE DETAILS:Active Period: March 1918 - October 1919Confirmed Deaths:

Joseph Maggio, 32
Catherine Maggio, 32
Joseph Romano, 42
Mike Pepitone, 40
Harriet Lowe, 29 (died from injuries)
Survivors:

Louis Besumer
Anna Schneider (7 months pregnant during attack)
Sarah Laumann
Method: Home invasions through chiseled back doors, attacks with victims' own axes, no robbery, no sexual assault—pure, inexplicable violence.The Letter: On March 13, 1919, the killer wrote to newspapers claiming to be "a spirit and a demon from the hottest hell" and promised to spare anyone playing jazz music on March 19th.The Result: The entire city complied. No one was attacked that night.Prime Suspect: Joseph Mumfre, killed by victim's widow Esther Pepitone in Los Angeles, December 1920.Status: Officially unsolved after 105+ years.🎯 WHY THIS CASE MATTERS:The Axeman of New Orleans was a precursor to modern serial killers who taunt authorities through media:

50 years before the Zodiac Killer sent cryptic letters
One of the first serial killers to receive extensive national media coverage
Created mass hysteria in ways that influenced how we understand serial murder
The jazz letter remains one of the most bizarre documents in criminal history
This case happened during a fascinating period: post-WWI America, the Spanish Flu pandemic, the birth of jazz as a musical form, and the approach of Prohibition. The Axeman emerged from this chaos and added his own brand of terror.📚 SOURCES & RESEARCH:This video is based on extensive research including:

Original newspaper articles from the Times-Picayune, The Daily States, and The New Orleans Item (1918-1920)
New Orleans Police Department historical records
"The Axeman of New Orleans: The True Story" by Miriam C. Davis
"The Axeman's Jazz" by Ray Celestin (historical novel based on true events)
Louisiana State Archives criminal records
Federal census records and immigration documents
Academic papers on early 20th century serial murder
Interviews with historians and descendants of victims
🎵 THE JAZZ CONNECTION:New Orleans in 1918-1919 was the birthplace of jazz. This new musical form—created primarily by African American musicians—was still considered controversial, even immoral, by many white New Orleanians.When the Axeman demanded jazz be played, he forced the entire city—including those who looked down on the music—to embrace it. Some historians believe this moment helped legitimize jazz in mainstream culture.The song "The Mysterious Axeman's Jazz (Don't Scare Me Papa)" was quickly composed and became a local hit. Traditional New Orleans jazz bands still occasionally perform it today.⚖️ LEGAL DISCLAIMER:This video is based on publicly available historical records including police reports, newspaper archives, court documents, and academic research. All individuals mentioned are either deceased or their involvement is based on documented historical record. This presentation is for educational and historical documentation purposes only.