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Apr 2024
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April 10th: Discover of Delphine LaLaurie's Victims (1834)

When a true story reaches the level of pop culture phenomenon, it becomes difficult to suss out what is fact and what is headline-grabbing fiction. Today’s story is one such tale. On April 10th 1834 the victims of a famed serial killer were found in a story that is still incredibly popular today.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delphine_LaLauriehttps://ghostcitytours.com/new-orleans/haunted-places/lalaurie-mansion/madame-lalaurie/https://www.crimemuseum.org/crime-library/serial-killers/delphine-lalaurie/https://allthatsinteresting.com/madame-lalauriehttps://64parishes.org/mistress-haunted-househttps://www.vice.com/en/article/3b7x53/a-portrait-of-cruelty-madame-marie-delphine-lalaurie-982

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