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The Axeman of New Orleans Pt. 1

Serial Killers

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The Hatch It Mystery May Lead to Spy Nest

In 1918, Harriet Lowe accused her husband Louis Bessemer of being a German spy. The charge was taken very seriously in the midst of the First World War. Neighbors claimed that Bessemer spoke more than a dozen languages and was secretly wealthy. He traveled frequently and sold his groceries at suspiciously low prices.

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