In the booming oil town of Muskogee during the turbulent years of the 1910s, a series of brutal hatchet murders struck fear into the hearts of merchants, families, and residents across Muskogee County. Dubbed the work of the “Hatchet Fiend” by local newspapers, these gruesome killings--spanning roughly 22 months between late 1913 and mid-1915--left at least four victims hacked to death in their places of business or homes. The attacks, characterized by savage blows to the he