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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Dark Times and Long Note Two by Kevin MacLeod Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. Source: http://incompetech.com