The Axeman of New Orleans: The True Story

The Axeman of New Orleans: The True Story

2017 • 306 pages

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A look at the 1910-1919 New Orleans murders committed by the Axeman, the surrounding trial of later-exonerated Iorlando and Frank Jordano, and the likelihood that the Axeman continued to murder after he left New Orleans.


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Another meh book for me, didn’t really do much for me. Doesn’t entertain, doesn’t get deep enough into life in New Orleans at the time, doesn’t give me a proper psychological profile of the possible killer. Feels a little thin.

February 19, 2025