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Mad Madame LaLaurie

New Orleans' Most Famous Murderess Revealed

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Mad Madame LaLaurie

By: Victoria Cosner Love, Lorelei Shannon
Narrated by: Tiffany Morgan
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The truth behind the legend of New Orleans's infamous slave owner, madwoman, and murderess, portrayed in the anthology series American Horror Story.

On April 10, 1834, firefighters smashed through a padlocked attic door in the burning Royal Street mansion of Creole society couple Delphine and Louis Lalaurie. In the billowing smoke and flames they made an appalling discovery: the remains of Madame Lalaurie's chained, starved, and mutilated slaves. This house of horrors in the French Quarter spawned a legend that has endured for more than 150 years.

But what actually happened in the Lalaurie home? Rumors about her atrocities spread as fast as the fire. But verifiable facts were scarce. Lalaurie wouldn't answer questions. She disappeared, leaving behind one of the French Quarter's ghastliest crime scenes, and what is considered to be one of America's most haunted houses.

©2011 Victoria Cosner Love and Lorelei Shannon (P)2020 Tantor Americas Historical State & Local True Crime United States Women Scary

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Overall it’s a good ghost story. The same facts/myths get repeated ad nauseam, however. Great performance!

Interesting but gets very repetitive

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The narrator did not sound as though she read through the work before recording. Delivery was similar to some children’s folktales I’ve endured with my kids. Ill-timed or missing emphasis, mispronunciations, terribly attempted accent, and chopped phrasing made for an uncomfortable flow.

Could not tolerate narrator long enough to finish

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It was horrible all the way through. The narrator however did very well. Don’t waste your time!

Don’t waste your time!!

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Very interesting. I thought I was going to get a story with some historical facts. Instead it’s more historical facts and little bit of story. Some questions that I do have is that in the book Voodoo Dreams by Jewel Parker Rhodes also speaks of Luis LaLaurie and of Dalphine LaLaurie doesn’t seem to mention any word of Louis being a doctor just a writer.

Historical but questionable

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The details of the story were good but I imagine could have been gathered from any of the resources they listed throughout the book. Lots of repeating info in chapters. Good-ish conjectures on what really happened. It’s a quick listen but okay at best.

Good details

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This is the usual story presented.
But the authors have totally ruined their credibility by identifying Bayou St. John as Bayou St. “George,” which has never existed in New Orleans.
The only part that presents anything new is the “timeline.” Accurate? I doubt it—considering. Reader’s voice is awful and adds to the juvenile quality of this version.

Bayou St George!!!??

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kept repeating the same information for all 10 chapters. story should be 5 chapters instead of 10.

title is more interesting then the story.

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