On this day
27 October
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1919
Mike Pepitone is killed, the last attack attributed to the Axeman.
Axeman of New Orleans Unsolved
In 1918-19 an intruder with an axe terrorized New Orleans, above all its Italian grocers. He was never caught, and his famous jazz letter may be a hoax.
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2016
The Lake Weir house is floated across the lake on a barge to Carney Island to become a museum.
Ma Barker Killed before trial
Hoover called her the brains of a murderous gang. A robber who knew her said she couldn't plan breakfast. Kate Barker and the shootout at Lake Weir.