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Sacrificial Axe: Voodoo Cult Slayings in the Deep South
The “Axe-man” came in the night. No one heard him come. No locks could keep him out. In the morning, whole families lay slaughtered in their beds, a riot of blood corrupting the room. Town by town, terror gripped the black communities of Louisiana and East Texas, as men, women, and children fell to the killer’s axe. The police were powerless to stop it.
Was it simply a homicidal maniac on the loose, or was a deeper evil afoot? Could one person perpetrate over forty atrocities? Was the serial killer even a man? People whispered voodoo, and white newspapers in the Jim Crow-era South fanned the hysteria. As the police slowly unraveled the mystery, they were stunned by the bizarre truth of the “Axe-man.”
Sacrificial Axe: Voodo Cult Slayings in the Deep South is part of Dead True Crime, a series of historical true crime stories of serial killers, bizarre cases, and little-known murderers. Meticulously researched short reads, they're the perfect length for a flight, the beach, or a sleepless night. C.J. March brings you a series of tales that will keep you turning the pages until morning.
Was it simply a homicidal maniac on the loose, or was a deeper evil afoot? Could one person perpetrate over forty atrocities? Was the serial killer even a man? People whispered voodoo, and white newspapers in the Jim Crow-era South fanned the hysteria. As the police slowly unraveled the mystery, they were stunned by the bizarre truth of the “Axe-man.”
Sacrificial Axe: Voodo Cult Slayings in the Deep South is part of Dead True Crime, a series of historical true crime stories of serial killers, bizarre cases, and little-known murderers. Meticulously researched short reads, they're the perfect length for a flight, the beach, or a sleepless night. C.J. March brings you a series of tales that will keep you turning the pages until morning.
- GenresTrue Crime
73 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 27, 2019
About the author
C.J. March
8 books5 followersC.J. March is the alter ego of three true crime enthusiasts who wanted to write the kind of juicy noir histories they like to read.
Between them they have: 2 MFAs, 3 arrests, 4 folk albums, 73 years of therapy, 1 stint working for "the artist formerly known as" which ended in a shoving match, 40 years of writing, 30 years of design, 3 dogs, and 1 overnight in a cell with a murderer.
Between them they have: 2 MFAs, 3 arrests, 4 folk albums, 73 years of therapy, 1 stint working for "the artist formerly known as" which ended in a shoving match, 40 years of writing, 30 years of design, 3 dogs, and 1 overnight in a cell with a murderer.
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April 16, 2019
Horrific Axe Murders in the Early 1900s
This book was a short book about a series of little known axe murders in the Black community of the early 1900s. I had never heard of these murders. They were a series of horrific killings of entire families, including children. The killings brought fear in the community and confounded the police department. The killer was a very unlikely person on the outside, twisted and evil beneath. An interesting short read.
This book was a short book about a series of little known axe murders in the Black community of the early 1900s. I had never heard of these murders. They were a series of horrific killings of entire families, including children. The killings brought fear in the community and confounded the police department. The killer was a very unlikely person on the outside, twisted and evil beneath. An interesting short read.
April 6, 2019
Interesting stuff
A brief treatment of the axe murders of the God Sacrifice Church. This book told me more than I knew before about the ringleader and how the truth came out, but there was frustratingly little about the victims. At one point the authors trotted out a staggeringly huge total -- 300 dead people! -- but didn't back it up with names, dates or locations. That didn't stop me from reading it down to the dregs.
A brief treatment of the axe murders of the God Sacrifice Church. This book told me more than I knew before about the ringleader and how the truth came out, but there was frustratingly little about the victims. At one point the authors trotted out a staggeringly huge total -- 300 dead people! -- but didn't back it up with names, dates or locations. That didn't stop me from reading it down to the dregs.
May 5, 2019
I heard never heard anything about this group/cult/sect or these killings. And there's not too much out there on any of this now (I just checked lol). It's crazy to even imagine such heinous, widespread killing going on during that time period, where unfortunately it was so difficult to solve crime. It also didn't help that race played a part in even how crime was handled. But this story was well told, even though time passage wasn't handled the best. Good, clear photos included. I thought I had it solved, but was so surprised when I found out the truth. Makes me interested in reading more of the series. NOTE: Book actually ends at 70%.
April 24, 2019
AXE KILLINGS IN THE 1900s
Based on true events, entire families are being hacked to death in their sleep by an axe in Louisiana in the early 1900s. A surprising suspect with voodoo connections is arrested, eventually charged and found guilty.....until she 'walked' out of prison years later and was never seen or heard from again 😱
Based on true events, entire families are being hacked to death in their sleep by an axe in Louisiana in the early 1900s. A surprising suspect with voodoo connections is arrested, eventually charged and found guilty.....until she 'walked' out of prison years later and was never seen or heard from again 😱
December 26, 2023
awesome read
Well written and compelling as well as perplexing why kill babies? As but millions look the other way. I felt a little bad for the girl. It’s difficult when you have no power over yourself. May God have mercy on their souls.
Well written and compelling as well as perplexing why kill babies? As but millions look the other way. I felt a little bad for the girl. It’s difficult when you have no power over yourself. May God have mercy on their souls.
January 2, 2026
It’s a short read but had a good amount of information in it!
December 7, 2020
This is a short book, not much detail.
August 9, 2019
Another extremely short read. Although the subject was horrific, I had never heard anything about these ax murders, the information presented was fascinating, especially once the reader finds out what exactly is behind the incidents. I have the next book in this Dead True Crime series, I just haven't gotten around to reading it yet!!
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