The Infamous Birmingham Axe Murders: Prohibition Gangsters & Vigilante Justice

Jeremy W. Gray

The Infamous Birmingham Axe Murders: Prohibition Gangsters & Vigilante Justice
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Arcadia Publishing
Country
United States
Published
26 March 2018
Pages
140
ISBN
9781625858979

The Infamous Birmingham Axe Murders: Prohibition Gangsters & Vigilante Justice

Jeremy W. Gray

A reign of terror swept the streets of Birmingham in the 1920s. Criminals armed with small axes attacked immigrant merchants and interracial couples, leaving dozens dead or injured over the course of four years. Desperate for answers, police accepted clues from a Ouija board, while citizens clamored for gun permits for protection. The city’s Italian immigrants formed their own association as protection against the Black Hand, an organized band of brutal criminals. Eventually, the police turned to a dangerous and untested truth serum to elicit confessions. Four black men and a teenage girl were charged and tried, while copycat killers emerged from the woodwork. Journalist Jeremy Gray tackles one of the most curious and violent cases in Magic City history.

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