Clementine Barnabet is believed to have been born around 1894 in St. Martinville, Louisiana and moved to Lafayette in 1909. In Proceedings of the 2012 Homicide Research Working Group Annual Symposium, Professor Vance McLaughlin wrote: "Between 1911 and 1912, in towns along the Southern Pacific railroad line running through Louisiana and Texas, a minimum of twelve African-American families were murdered in their homes. All the murders occurred at night and an ax was used to fracture the skulls of the victims. Only one person, Clementine Barnabet, was ever punished for any of these homicides." So while this story seems to be wrapped up in a neat little bow, all may not be what it seems… join us this week for Voodoo, murders, and a church twisted by the media…

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Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clementine_Barnabet

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/502014/voodoo-murders-clementine-barnabet-who-claimed-have-killed-35-people