Southern Mysteries Podcast

Episode 141 The New Orleans Trunk Murders

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The New Orleans Trunk Murders are a long forgotten dark chapter in the city's history. The gruesome discovery of two dismembered bodies in the French Quarter in October 1927 was one of the most violent crimes reported in the city in the 1920s.

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Episode Sources

  • The Historical New Orleans Collection: Amid Roaring Twenties New Orleans, a brutal French Quarter murder shocked the city
  • Bayou Justice: New Orleans’ infamous trunk murders revisited
  • Atlas Obscura: The Trunk Murders and ‘Sausage Ghost’ of 1920s New Orleans
  • Southern Spirit Guide: A Block of Death and Dismemberment – New Orleans
  • French Quarter Mangement District: History of French Quarter
  • Vieux Carré Digital Survey: 715 Ursulines St.
  • Find A Grave: Henry Moity
  • Find A Grave: Joseph Moity
  • Find A Grave: Theresa Alfano Moity
  • The Evergreen Courant: Henry Moity Captured
  • Orlando Evening Star: How Jealousy Turned a Devoted Husband into a Demon
  • Daily Advertiser: Be Careful in Marrying,Is Advice in Story Written by Woman Found Slain at N.O.

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