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Joe Davy Cleaver Murder Sets Pattern
- In 1911 Joe Davy, an Italian immigrant grocer, was attacked in bed and later died from a skull fracture likely caused by a butcher's cleaver.
- His wife Mary survived and described the attacker as white, clean-shaven, in workmen's clothes, speaking unaccented English, which shaped the early investigation.
Ethnic Resentment Likely Motivated The Cleaver
- The attacks likely stemmed from ethnic prejudice aimed at economically successful Italian grocers in New Orleans.
- Psychologists link such hate crimes to resentment and jealousy as natives compete with immigrant-owned businesses like those in Little Palermo.
Magio Family Axe Murders Trigger Panic
- In May 1918 Andrew and Joseph Magio were attacked; Joseph and his wife Catherine were found mutilated and Joseph died, with an axe and a razor found at the scene.
- Detectives initially focused on the Magio brothers, holding Andrew and interrogating him brutally before releasing him.