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Episode 141 The New Orleans Trunk Murders

2024/3/4
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The New Orleans Trunk Murders are a long forgotten dark chapter in the city's history. The gruesome discovery of two dismembered bodies in the French Quarter in October 1927 was one of the most violent crimes reported in the city in the 1920s.

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Episode Sources

The Historical New Orleans Collection): Amid Roaring Twenties New Orleans, a brutal French Quarter murder shocked the city

Bayou Justice): New Orleans’ infamous trunk murders revisited

Atlas Obscura): The Trunk Murders and ‘Sausage Ghost’ of 1920s New Orleans

Southern Spirit Guide): A Block of Death and Dismemberment – New Orleans

French Quarter Mangement District): History of French Quarter

Vieux Carré Digital Survey): 715 Ursulines St.

Find A Grave): Henry Moity

Find A Grave): Joseph Moity

Find A Grave): Theresa Alfano Moity

The Evergreen Courant): Henry Moity Captured

Orlando Evening Star): How Jealousy Turned a Devoted Husband into a Demon

Daily Advertiser:) Be Careful in Marrying,Is Advice in Story Written by Woman Found Slain at N.O.

Episode Music

Dark Times and Long Note Two by Kevin MacLeod  Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. Source: http://incompetech.com