Victims
The three victims in 1911 are being questioned as whether or not they’re connected to the Axeman.
4th: Joseph and Catherine Maggio. Both were killed on May 22, 1918 while sleeping in their home. Their home located on corner of Upperline and Magnolia Streets. The Axeman broke into their home and cut the couple’s throats and bashed their heads with an axe. Joseph died after his brothers found him, Catherine died immediately upon the slit of her throat. Law enforcements found bloody clothes from the Axeman, razor used to kill the couple which belonged to Andrew Maggio, and the axe left at the back door.
5th: Louis Besumer and Harriet Lowe. The attack was on June 27, 1918 while sleeping in their home. Their home located on corner of Dorgenois and Laharpe Streets. Louis was hit in the head with the axe, resulting in a skull fracture, and Lowe was hit in her left ear. Louis opened the door for Zanca, a driver of a bakery wagon who was coming to make his daily routine delivery. Zanca quickly got help from police and paramedics even though Louis didn’t want them because they would find out about his mistress. Besumer recovered but Harriet Lowe died at the hospital after giving out statements that were not accounted for because of her delusional state.
6th: Mrs Schneider. The attack was on August 5, 1918 while sleeping in her home. Her home located on Elmira Street. Schneider woke up to see a man bash an lamp into her face repeatedly and cut open her scalp. Schneider was discovered by her husband, Ed Schneider and was to the hospital were she recovered and later gave birth. The attacker was not found and this case was speculated to be involved with the Axeman.
7th: Joseph Romano. Joseph was killed on August 10, 1918 while sleeping in his room. Pauline and Mary Bruno, two nieces who lived next to Joseph, found him lying on the floor with a blow to the head. Authorities found a bloody axe in the backyard and discovered the back door to be missing a panel. The two women saw the man who did this as he rushed out of the house but gave a weak description of the man.
8th: Charles Cortimiglia, Rosie Cortimiglia, and Mary Cortimiglia in their home while sleeping. Their home located on corner of Jefferson Avenue and Second Street. Screams were made during the event causing Iorlando Jordano, a grocer to find Rosie, standing in the doorway with her infant dead in her arms, and Charles on the ground bleeding a lot. The back door was missing a panel and a bloody axe was found on the back porch.
9th: Steve Boca. Steve was attacked on August 10, 1919 while sleeping in his home. Boca woke up to a man over him and suddenly lost consciousness. Boca, awoken soon after and ran into the streets to investigate the intrustion and found his head had been cracked open. Steve ran to Frank Genusa, a neighbor, and collapsed on his floor. Steve recovered and police found his back door missing a panel.
10th: Sarah Laumann. Sarah was attacked on September 3, 1919 while sleeping in her home. Sarah was found after neighbors busted into her home when she didn’t answer. Sarah had a severe head injury and was missing teeth. The Axeman had entered through a window and attacked her with his axe which was later found on the front lawn. Sarah recovered from her injuries but doesn’t recall any of it.
11th”: Mike Pepitone. Mike was killed on October 27, 1919 while sleeping in his bedroom. Mike’s wife was woken by a noise just as the Axeman was leaving the scene. Mike was struck in the head and blood was everywhere. The wife couldn’t describe the man who did it but this was the last of the Axeman’s murders.
Suspects
1st: Andrew Maggio. Andrew’s razor was found at the crime scene and reports from his employee, Estaben Torres, that Maggio removed it from the shop two days prior the murder telling him he wanted to have a nick honed from the blade. Andrew found the couple two hours after the event by hearing moaning through the wall. Andrew was released after investigators were unable to break down his statement, as well as his account of an unknown man who lurked near the area.
2nd: Lewis Oubicon. Lewis was an employee for Besumer’s store and was arrested because of his conflicting accounts of his whereabouts. Oubicon was released because they were unable to gather sufficient evidence to hold him accountable for the crimes.
3rd: Louis Besumer. Louis’s axe was found in the bathroom of the apartment which was used to kill Catherine. Besumer was a German spy, and police began investigation on Besumer and weeks later Harriet Lowe told police she thought Besumer was a German spy, this led to his arrest. Besumer was released and two police were demoted due to unacceptable police work. Besumer was later arrested in August 1918, after Anna Lowe told police she was attacked by Louis a month prior to her failed surgery in Charity Hospital with his axe. Louis was charged with murder, and served nine months in jail before being acquitted on May 1, 1919.
4th: Iorlando Jordano and Frank. Rosie claimed they were responsible for the attack. Charles denied the claims of his wife but police still arrested the two and charged them with murder. Frank was sentenced to hang, and his father to life in prison only to find out a year later Rosie confessed about the two saying she said it out of jealousy and spite. The two were later released from Jail.
The three victims in 1911 are being questioned as whether or not they’re connected to the Axeman.
4th: Joseph and Catherine Maggio. Both were killed on May 22, 1918 while sleeping in their home. Their home located on corner of Upperline and Magnolia Streets. The Axeman broke into their home and cut the couple’s throats and bashed their heads with an axe. Joseph died after his brothers found him, Catherine died immediately upon the slit of her throat. Law enforcements found bloody clothes from the Axeman, razor used to kill the couple which belonged to Andrew Maggio, and the axe left at the back door.
5th: Louis Besumer and Harriet Lowe. The attack was on June 27, 1918 while sleeping in their home. Their home located on corner of Dorgenois and Laharpe Streets. Louis was hit in the head with the axe, resulting in a skull fracture, and Lowe was hit in her left ear. Louis opened the door for Zanca, a driver of a bakery wagon who was coming to make his daily routine delivery. Zanca quickly got help from police and paramedics even though Louis didn’t want them because they would find out about his mistress. Besumer recovered but Harriet Lowe died at the hospital after giving out statements that were not accounted for because of her delusional state.
6th: Mrs Schneider. The attack was on August 5, 1918 while sleeping in her home. Her home located on Elmira Street. Schneider woke up to see a man bash an lamp into her face repeatedly and cut open her scalp. Schneider was discovered by her husband, Ed Schneider and was to the hospital were she recovered and later gave birth. The attacker was not found and this case was speculated to be involved with the Axeman.
7th: Joseph Romano. Joseph was killed on August 10, 1918 while sleeping in his room. Pauline and Mary Bruno, two nieces who lived next to Joseph, found him lying on the floor with a blow to the head. Authorities found a bloody axe in the backyard and discovered the back door to be missing a panel. The two women saw the man who did this as he rushed out of the house but gave a weak description of the man.
8th: Charles Cortimiglia, Rosie Cortimiglia, and Mary Cortimiglia in their home while sleeping. Their home located on corner of Jefferson Avenue and Second Street. Screams were made during the event causing Iorlando Jordano, a grocer to find Rosie, standing in the doorway with her infant dead in her arms, and Charles on the ground bleeding a lot. The back door was missing a panel and a bloody axe was found on the back porch.
9th: Steve Boca. Steve was attacked on August 10, 1919 while sleeping in his home. Boca woke up to a man over him and suddenly lost consciousness. Boca, awoken soon after and ran into the streets to investigate the intrustion and found his head had been cracked open. Steve ran to Frank Genusa, a neighbor, and collapsed on his floor. Steve recovered and police found his back door missing a panel.
10th: Sarah Laumann. Sarah was attacked on September 3, 1919 while sleeping in her home. Sarah was found after neighbors busted into her home when she didn’t answer. Sarah had a severe head injury and was missing teeth. The Axeman had entered through a window and attacked her with his axe which was later found on the front lawn. Sarah recovered from her injuries but doesn’t recall any of it.
11th”: Mike Pepitone. Mike was killed on October 27, 1919 while sleeping in his bedroom. Mike’s wife was woken by a noise just as the Axeman was leaving the scene. Mike was struck in the head and blood was everywhere. The wife couldn’t describe the man who did it but this was the last of the Axeman’s murders.
Suspects
1st: Andrew Maggio. Andrew’s razor was found at the crime scene and reports from his employee, Estaben Torres, that Maggio removed it from the shop two days prior the murder telling him he wanted to have a nick honed from the blade. Andrew found the couple two hours after the event by hearing moaning through the wall. Andrew was released after investigators were unable to break down his statement, as well as his account of an unknown man who lurked near the area.
2nd: Lewis Oubicon. Lewis was an employee for Besumer’s store and was arrested because of his conflicting accounts of his whereabouts. Oubicon was released because they were unable to gather sufficient evidence to hold him accountable for the crimes.
3rd: Louis Besumer. Louis’s axe was found in the bathroom of the apartment which was used to kill Catherine. Besumer was a German spy, and police began investigation on Besumer and weeks later Harriet Lowe told police she thought Besumer was a German spy, this led to his arrest. Besumer was released and two police were demoted due to unacceptable police work. Besumer was later arrested in August 1918, after Anna Lowe told police she was attacked by Louis a month prior to her failed surgery in Charity Hospital with his axe. Louis was charged with murder, and served nine months in jail before being acquitted on May 1, 1919.
4th: Iorlando Jordano and Frank. Rosie claimed they were responsible for the attack. Charles denied the claims of his wife but police still arrested the two and charged them with murder. Frank was sentenced to hang, and his father to life in prison only to find out a year later Rosie confessed about the two saying she said it out of jealousy and spite. The two were later released from Jail.