[s3e5] The Axeman's Letter [ INSTANT ]
The episode takes place during the in New Orleans. This is based on a real historical event from March 1919 , where a serial killer known as "The Axeman" sent a letter to local newspapers. He claimed he would kill again at midnight but promised to spare any house where jazz music was playing. In the show's lore, Vincent Griffith explains that the Axeman was actually a witch . Key Story Plotlines
: Aurora leaves a poem—the "letter" of the title—on a dead woman’s body for Klaus and Elijah: "Roses are red, lavender is blue. Come find me before I find you" . She eventually reunites with Klaus, and their shared history reveals that she was the first person Klaus ever told about killing his mother, Esther. [S3E5] The Axeman's Letter
: While Cami and Vincent track Lucien Castle, Lucien kidnaps Cami. To taunt her, he kills an innocent man using a signature similar to the historical Axeman's murders. The episode takes place during the in New Orleans