From the Vault: Marie Laveau — The Voodoo Queen of New Orleans
As New Orleans' oldest burial ground, St. Louis Cemetery No. 1 holds centuries of history, but its most infamous resident is undoubtedly Marie Laveau, the undisputed Queen of Voodoo. Born in 1794, Lav...
27 Jul 12min
Key West's Lady in Blue
At 428 Greene Street in Key West, Captain Tony's Saloon is famous for its ties to Ernest Hemingway and Jimmy Buffett, but beneath the tropical music lies a history built on death. Originally an 1850s ...
24 Jul 19min
The Mount Auburn Axe Murder
In 1884, Irish immigrant Patrick Hartnett brutally murdered his wife with an axe inside a cramped Cincinnati tenement room while their six children watched in terror. Instead of fleeing, Hartnett drop...
22 Jul 21min
Torment & Terror: The Legend of the Bell Witch
Today on Tennessee Tales Tuesday, we're heading to Adams, Tennessee to explore one of the most famous and unsettling hauntings in American history—the legend of the Bell Witch. What began as strange n...
21 Jul 24min
From the Vault: Prohibition and Mutilation
Tucked away off Calhoun Square on Abercorn Street sits Savannah’s infamous Espy House, a home steeped in dark, conflicting Prohibition-era legends. One local tale claims the corrupt, bootlegging Judge...
20 Jul 11min
The Ghost of Harlem Road
This episode of Southern Ghost Stories chronicles the tragic 1880s murder of Allie Wentworth along Harlem Road in upstate New York. After being shot, Allie’s killer was never found, leaving the tight-...
17 Jul 21min
Watch Out For a Friend: The Murder of Robert Alston
In 1879, a blood feud shattered a longtime friendship when politician Robert A. Alston and businessman Edward Cox drew pistols inside the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta, leaving Alston dead and Cox ...
15 Jul 18min
Tennessee Tales Tuesday: The Last Laugh
On the corner of Eighth and Douglas in Nashville, a comedy club draws weekend crowds looking for a laugh, but the building’s heaviest history stays backstage. In 1984, comedian Ron Douglas was fired f...
14 Jul 20min
