Mad Madame Delphine LaLaurie

About this episode

The episode discusses the horrific actions of Delphine LaLaurie, a New Orleans socialite known for her brutal treatment of slaves, revealed after a fire at her mansion.

In April 1834, a massive fire broke out at the mansion of Delphine LaLaurie on Royal Street in New Orleans French Quarter. LaLaurie was known to have kept several slaves as servants in the home, but when bystanders attempted to enter the house to rescue those trapped inside, they found the doors barred. After forcing the doors open and making their way inside the house, the rescuers were horrified to find the “horribly mutilated” bodies of at least seven of LaLaurie’s slaves. Delphine LaLaurie was known to treat her servants very badly, including physically abusing them, but no one in New Orleans had imagined she was a sadistic murderer.

Topics covered

• Delphine LaLaurie
• New Orleans
• slavery
• true crime
• historical crime

Keywords

• murder
• abuse
• history
• fire
• French Quarter

Mentioned in this episode

Places: New Orleans, French Quarter

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