Episode 7: "No Better Marketing Than Murder": Louisiana True Crime
The history and lore of three early 20th century Louisiana serial killers
Jordan, Alex, and James are again joined in the studio by 64 Parish's Senior Managing Editor and Country Roads' former Arts & Entertainment Editor Chris Turner-Neal—this time, to unpack the gory facts (and lore) surrounding three historic Louisiana serial killers: Euzebe Vidrine of Acadiana, The Axeman of New Orleans; and Southwest Louisiana's Clementine Barnabet.
Reading List
Here, find articles that we either mentioned in the episode, or that we think might enrich and/or further the conversations we had.
The Life (and Death) of Euzebe Vidrine
By Jordan LaHaye Fontenot
The only public hanging ever held in Evangeline Parish
The Axeman of New Orleans
By Alexandra Kennon
The history behind the Crescent City's unsolved axe murders of the early twentieth century
Oh My Darling, Clementine
By Chris Turner-Neal
Nineteen murders, a death cult, and a wild confession
Read the entirety of our October 2022 Myths & Legends issue here.
Other Myths & Legends content:
Strange Sightings in the Gulf Coast Region
By Alexandra Kennon, various
Monsters, cryptids, and other legends of the Bayou State—or are they legends at all?
Evangeline Endures
By Lauren Heffker
Deconstructing Louisiana's most beloved literary legend
Of Myths and Legends
By Ed Cullen
Rougarous, Loup-garous, and Sackabillies too
Murder, She Rewrote
By Lucie Monk-Carter
Another look inside Goat Castle finds justice for its victims
One Man, One Gun, One Bullet?
By John Wirt
With ample evidence, Ernie Gremillion hopes to clear the name of Huey Long's alleged killer
Chupacabra Macabre
By Lucile Bayon Hume
From Spanish chupar (to suck) and cabra (goat), the name christens a beast that sucks in the vernacular as well as the literal
The Pascagoula Abduction
By Alexandra Kennon
Nearly 50 years after becoming one of the most credible alien abductees in history, Calvin Parker shares his story
Cheniere Caminada's "Great October Storm"
By Christie Matherne Hall
The surprise hurricane that carried away a community
Other content referenced in the episode:
The Axeman of New Orleans: The True Story by Miriam C. Davis
Southern Mysteries Podcast Episode 79: Serial Killer Euzebe Vidrine
The Man from the Train: Discovering America's Most Elusive Serial Killer by Bill James and Rachel McCarthy James