🔪 The Katrina Couple: The Butcher of New Orleans - Zack Bowen & Addie Hall

🔪 The Katrina Couple: The Butcher of New Orleans

In this chilling episode of Histories of Horror, AL Knuckles and your host delve into the horrific true-crime case of Zack Bowen and Addie Hall, also known as "The Katrina Couple."

Set against the backdrop of post-Katrina New Orleans, a city already grappling with trauma and destruction, this story explores how unchecked substance abuse, mental health crises, and the pressure cooker environment of disaster-stricken NOLA culminated in a devastating act of domestic violence, murder, and suicide.

We trace the couple's intense and volatile relationship, their dark descent following the hurricane, and the grisly discovery that shocked a city desperately trying to rebuild. Join us as we dissect the psychological horror, the systemic failures, and the tragic sequence of events that cemented the legacy of "The Butcher of New Orleans."

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Help is available.

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• GriefShare: A network of support groups offering healing after the death of a loved one. https://www.griefshare.org/

• SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration): National resources for mental health and substance abuse services. https://www.samhsa.gov/

• Good Grief: Provides therapeutic services and resources for grieving children, teens, and adults.

  https://good-grief.org/resources/

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