Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| Gretna, Louisiana, United States || Corner of Jefferson Avenue and Second Street

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-) Calendar

Stevenson was dragged from her house, raped and lynched because her son was suspected of the arson of Gabe Frank’s barn. The gruesomely scene was witnessed by thousands and thousands of passengers who traveled in and out of the city the next morning. Stevenson's body was left hanging until Friday morning.
(8 December 1915)

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar 1991

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Corner of Jefferson Avenue and Second Street, Gretna, Louisiana, United States.

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Monday 10th of March 1919 (-) — Victim of The Axeman of New Orleans Mary Cortimiglia is beaten to death by The Axeman of New Orleans aka .
Mary's parents Charles and Rosie were also attacked and suffered skull fractures but survived.