21 March 2023
The Insidious Agenda Podcast
Chapter 35 - Madame LaLaurie & the Haunted Mansion of New Orleans
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Hello Hello,

This episode is dedicated to my friend Vicky. She was the first person I ever told about my podcast when I was first envisioning it. When I asked what story she wanted to hear, this was the one. So Vicky, this episode is for you!

I hope your week is off to a wonderful start. I have quite the story this week. It's a story in the same vein as the story of Elizabeth Bathory and Lizzie Borden - both of whom i've covered already. It's a story where historical true crime meets modern day paranormal.

The only way I can sum up this story is that it's horrifying. The attrocities committed by someone that society wouldn't normally except hammer home the lesson that we need to learn from the sins of our past. The Socialite Serial Killer of New Orleans - Madame Marie Delphine LaLaurie (née Macarty) is one of the most horrific serial killers i've come across in my writings of these episodes. Especially, when you consider it was against those enslaved to her family.

I really hope you enjoy this episode. Some of the content is tough to listen to. It's a dark stain on our history, but lessons we can learn from nonetheless.

So I hope you enjoy listening - see you again next week!

Stay Spooky,

Nick

References:

1. Morrow Long, Carolyn. “Mistress of the Haunted House.” 64 Parishes, Unknown Publication Date, Mistress of the Haunted House - 64 Parishes

2. Morrow Long, Carolyn. “Madame Lalaurie, Mistress of the Haunted House.” University Press of Florida, February 24th 2019. University Press of Florida: Madame Lalaurie, Mistress of the Haunted House (upf.com)

3. Unknown. “Haunted Mansions: New Orleans’ House of Horrors.” Nightly Spirits, April 1st 2020, Madame Lalaurie House | Nightly Spirits - New Orleans, LA

4. “Delphine Lalaurie.” Wikipedia, February 18th 2023. Delphine LaLaurie - Wikipedia

5. Langenhennig, Susan. “New Orleans Ghost Stories.” NOLA, October 30th 2017,

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