SinisterCrimes

On this day

27 October

  1. 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.

  2. 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.