Onto the fun part of every true crime case: Who was the Axeman of New Orleans? While there were a few people suspected of being the shadowy axe murderer, namely Andrew Maggio, the authorities were never able to get a conclusive or even remotely solid idea of who the Axeman of New Orleans was. Sunset Swing brings Ray Celestin’s brilliant City Blues Quartet to an end in quite some style… The best book in a quite remarkable series.”

The author has included newspaper reports, police reports, correspondence and other paperwork in the book. What did these add to the story and the book? And it just so happened that the razor belonged to Andrew Maggio, one of Joseph’s brothers, who was one of the two people to discover Joseph lying in a pool of his own blood. In 1919, local tune writer Joseph John Davilla wrote the song, "The Mysterious Axman's Jazz (Don't Scare Me Papa)". Published by New Orleans based World's Music Publishing Company, the cover depicted a family playing music with frightened looks on their faces. [24]The following victims’ encounters with the Axeman of New Orleans make up most of what’s known about the enigmatic murderer. Catherine and Joseph Maggio It's a controversial record in jazz history specifically because there was no improvisation," says Hofbauer. It was jazz-like, but not jazz. But it led to some saying, including LaRocca himself, that LaRocca and his band, The Original Dixieland Jazz Band, invented jazz. When I see fit, I shall come and claim other victims. I alone know whom they shall be. I shall leave no clue except my bloody axe, besmeared with blood and brains of he whom I have sent below to keep me company.

Newton was also not able to find any information that Mrs. Pepitone (identified in some sources as Esther Albano, and in others simply as a "woman who claimed to be Pepitone's widow") was arrested, tried or convicted for such a crime, or indeed had been in California. Newton notes that "Momfre" was not an unusual surname in New Orleans at the time of the crimes. It appears that there actually may have been an individual named Joseph Momfre or Mumfre in New Orleans who had a criminal history, and who may have been connected with organized crime; however, local records for the period are not extensive enough to allow confirmation of this, or to positively identify the individual. Wilson's explanation is an urban legend, and there is no more evidence now on the identity of the killer than there was at the time of the crimes. [6] a b "Brother's Razor Involves Him in Double Killing". Times-Picayune. May 24, 1918 . Retrieved May 3, 2012.Christopher Farnsworth's 2012 novel Red, White, and Blood centers on a murderous spirit called the Boogeyman, which has inhabited numerous bodies throughout history, including the Axeman of New Orleans. [25] The book is littered with mentors and students, both good and bad. Luca and Michael, Michael and Kerry, Ida and Lefebvre, Lewis and Marable. At the end, Michael becomes Ida’s new mentor. How do these different relationships play out in different ways? Police Believe Ax-Man May be Active in the City". Times-Picayune. August 6, 1918 . Retrieved May 2, 2012. Undoubtedly, you Orleanians think of me as a most horrible murderer, which I am, but I could be much worse if I wanted to. If I wished, I could pay a visit to your city every night. At will I could slay thousands of your best citizens (and the worst), for I am in close relationship with the Angel of Death.

The main characters all have a love-hate relationship with the city of New Orleans. Ida, Lewis, Michael and Luca all want to leave the city at some stage in the book. What are the reasons for the complex relationship they each have with the city of their birth? Would you leave your home-town under similar circumstances?Last Podcast on the Left covered the Axeman as part of their first episode on unsolved serial murders, titled "Unsolved Serial Murders Part 1: The Phantom, the Axe, and the Torso". [28]