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After Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans was a city stripped bare. Zack Bowen, a former soldier, and Addie Hall, a poet and bartender, stayed behind, scavenging and living in the streets while photographed as symbols of defiance. A year later, Addie was killed, and Zack took his own life, leaving behind a shocking crime scene. This episode explores how disaster, trauma, and addiction turned a brief romance into tragedy, and why the story became mythologised as a “voodoo murder.”
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If you have a story where crime and the otherworldly intertwine, something strange, unexplained or just plain haunted, get in touch at [email protected].
Paranormia is an Audio Always production.
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Support & Resources:
This episode discusses suicide, domestic abuse, addiction, and trauma. If you or someone you love needs support, help is available:
United Kingdom:
Samaritans - Call 116 123 (24/7) or visit samaritans.org
National Domestic Abuse Helpline - Call 0808 2000 247 (24/7) or visit nationaldahelpline.org.uk
United States:
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline - Call or text 988 (24/7) or visit 988lifeline.org
Veterans Crisis Line - Call 988, then press 1, or text 838255
National Domestic Violence Hotline - Call 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) or visit thehotline.org
Australia:
Lifeline Australia - Call 13 11 14 (24/7) or visit lifeline.org.au
1800RESPECT - Call 1800 737 732 or visit 1800respect.org.au
Global:
International Association for Suicide Prevention
Find local helplines at findahelpline.com
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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After Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans was a city stripped bare. Zack Bowen, a former soldier, and Addie Hall, a poet and bartender, stayed behind, scavenging and living in the streets while photographed as symbols of defiance. A year later, Addie was killed, and Zack took his own life, leaving behind a shocking crime scene. This episode explores how disaster, trauma, and addiction turned a brief romance into tragedy, and why the story became mythologised as a “voodoo murder.”
***
If you have a story where crime and the otherworldly intertwine, something strange, unexplained or just plain haunted, get in touch at [email protected].
Paranormia is an Audio Always production.
***
Support & Resources:
This episode discusses suicide, domestic abuse, addiction, and trauma. If you or someone you love needs support, help is available:
United Kingdom:
Samaritans - Call 116 123 (24/7) or visit samaritans.org
National Domestic Abuse Helpline - Call 0808 2000 247 (24/7) or visit nationaldahelpline.org.uk
United States:
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline - Call or text 988 (24/7) or visit 988lifeline.org
Veterans Crisis Line - Call 988, then press 1, or text 838255
National Domestic Violence Hotline - Call 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) or visit thehotline.org
Australia:
Lifeline Australia - Call 13 11 14 (24/7) or visit lifeline.org.au
1800RESPECT - Call 1800 737 732 or visit 1800respect.org.au
Global:
International Association for Suicide Prevention
Find local helplines at findahelpline.com
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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