They asked the caretakers of the convent to see the third floor or even chat for a while about it, though they were met with suspicious looks and unkind words. Henry was tried separately for each murder and found guilty. Welcome to the forum. When she threatened to fire the younger woman, Mueller murdered his wife to keep his mistress. Both Joseph and Henry were going from job to job and the family was scraping by financially. (Photograph by Eli A. Haddow). One night as she was sweeping up the floors he came behind her and strangled her to death. Was he the one I felt at the riverwalk? I was a fan of Anne rice and absolutely in love with vampires. Both couples and their young children lived in the small apartment. There are many " true " stories that can only be verified on Paranormal or Bigfoot sites for example. Keep in mind that this is the same guy who got me interested in the place to begin with. Ursuline Academy (New Orleans, Louisiana), "Ursuline Heritage", Ursuline Academy, New Orleans, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=History_of_the_Ursulines_in_New_Orleans&oldid=1134277284, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, Clark Robenstine, "French Colonial Policy and the Education of Women and Minorities: Louisiana in the Early Eighteenth Century,", This page was last edited on 17 January 2023, at 21:46. Ursuline Convent (French: Couvent des Ursulines) was a series of historic Ursuline convents in New Orleans, Louisiana. WebCrime rate in New Orleans, LA. There was no going back to talk to this nun, either, especially when I found out the next day that there hadn't been nuns there in years. Would it happen to have been a ghost tour? Liz Taylor, " silver bullets ain't cheap" They had to walk into this building for a bit, and I think he said something about going over a bridge. The mysterious way the cow was found baffled the investigaters making it a 'UFO' incident. Then, as naturally as a breeze, the pressure was gone. i'll be going back to new orleans in february and i'd like to compile a video travel blog segment on strange and haunted history of new orleansright now, i'm trying to compile some facts. The Ursulines have a long history in the city of New Orleans, Louisiana. Usually the exterior walls were then given a protective covering of stucco or wooden boards; but the fact that the timbered walls of the Ursuline Convent were left exposed is confirmed by a drawing from 1737. Pressing my face even harder into the iron bars, I felt like my head was going to burst from weight on it. www.realwerewolfhunters.com. The mom learned from a friend of her son who had miraculously escaped the cult how the coven member had done it. I felt my heart pounding in my throat, gasping for air as a large hand grasped the back of my head, pushing my throat into the bars. The victims of the Trunk Murders were discovered October 27, 1927, at 715 Ursulines Street. A: The short answer is no. The Treme is a small, eccentric neighborhood with an odd cultural flavor, home to African-American families and artistic types who cant afford to live in the high-rent French Quarter. My eyes darted around, trying desperately to see through the thick blanket enveloping me. Anything supernatural is bestowed abilities beyond human perceptionthus being able to evade capture from authorities or being able to be above human constructs.Again vampires are beyond human its there nature to keep there exist a secret unless someone finds a way too seek them out IF they are realthats the golden question if vampire's are real WHERE are they??? Authorities recovered a gold wedding band buried in a deep gash in Theresas back. Newly arrived immigrants from Sicily settled in large numbers beginning in the 1880s. Her ghost is said to have haunted the shop until Muller went insane. I would imagine it would take an elderly woman some time to walk back through that huge courtyard, but sure enough she was gone. That's 8000 blessed screws total keeping whatever is in the third floor hidden from the world. What thing could possible have the power to drain a person of their entire blood supply without eating them whole? Cursing. Off guard, they engaged in quiet chat, not even noticing the shutters slowing opening right behind them. "The universe rearranges itself to accommodate your picture of reality. I was just there, in the courtyard, looking like a scared idiot. Why call it the same street? New details of a divorce petition obtained by Fox 8 imply New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell was involved in an extramarital affair with Officer Jeffrey Vappie. So much so that police would often refuse to patrol the area because they were harassed and attacked by the women who worked the streets. People in the Treme, like elsewhere in New Orleans, are never shy about decorating their houses. It was a cautionary tale warning women against marriage, making analogies to a prison or a life sentence. (The Charles L. Franck Studio Collection at THNOC, 1979.325.6081). Everything in the video looked time dated to about the late 70's including the clothes and furniture. .probably lead by " Lord Chaz " ..he would have also been making spanish inquisition jokes.Chaz is quite a fantastic storyteller.. No Two paranormal YouTube channel did a entire show on Vampyres in NOLA (New Orleans): - Paranormal Round Table At the request of Governor tienne Perier, fourteen nuns took part in the long journey to New Orleans. I work long hours and do not have the time or know where to look. Then I saw the source of that firm voice; a petite nun was standing there at the edge of the courtyard, looking back at me with disapproving eyes. Better get going," she said in disappointed grandma voice. She screamed something at these things, maybe in another language, I couldn't tell. Sopranos also marks a change in character for the avenue. This story is usually included in The Historic New Orleans Collections Danse Macabre: The Nightmare of History, a tour that explores the darker aspects of the city'shistory. Then their eyes, impossibly black, opened and moved my way. I instantly got a eerie feeling and started to panic telling my dad to please not stop. The women and children went to bed. A photograph shows Governor Nichols and Royal Streets in 1928. [3] They arrived at New Orleans in July 1727, and were temporarily housed in one of the larger houses of the young city. Recently, I was told, they rigged the only stairway leading to the third floor with high-tech motion sensitive equipment (I mean a mouse could set this thing off). In one of the bedrooms they found a blood soaked mattress with severed fingers. Even this close it was just a grey shadow with those big impossible black eyes and a crooked red wound-looking mouth. Our young women go on to succeed in college and beyond thanks to a I've been back to New Orleans since then, but never there. Orleans Parish Coroner Dr. George Roeling determined that the killer had first bludgeoned the women with a lead billy club, before decapitating them with a machete and amputating their arms and legs. . I always thought the real satanists were the bible thumpers who proclaimed at every opportunity that anything and everything is the work of the devil (giving satan all the power, instead of their god). On foot, you get the opportunity to gaze up into the burned-out shell at the corner. I walked a few steps before I noticed I was surrounded in a foggy mist. Nothing at all to see. During the War of 1812 the Ursulines turned the classrooms into infirmaries for the sick and wounded of both the British and American armies. The convent premises in the 9th Ward were in turn sold to the city in the 1910s, and the land was used as part of the route for the Industrial Canal. It was dark, and everyone turned and looked at them slowly, all at the same time. 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"Look at what they've done.." A raspy voice hissed into my ear. The in-person tour is on hiatus, but THNOC's Visitor Services department produced a new series of videos based on the stories. Finally they came to the room where there was this bar. Neighbors were suspicious of the wifes disappearance and even more disturbed by the behavior of Mueller, who was said to be wandering at night, wringing his hands and seeming to be hiding from some invisible being. Located a ways down on Chartres street, this three-story Colonial masterpiece sits behind a high wall accompanied by old gothic iron gates and a lush courtyard. In the mid 1800s, Hans Mueller immigrated to the United States from Germany with his wife. The only window into the womens interior lives is preserved in a story written by Leonide. Nevertheless, the Trunk Murders stood out as an exceptional case of violence that rattled and captivated the city. Even hanging a person upside down and completely severing every major artery in the neck, you could not successfully and completely exsanguinate a person. He was their landlord and owner of a store on the first floor of the building. What was evident, however, was their bodies were completely exsanguinated, with ripped wounds all over their drained bodies. lomochic82, We are all children of the same Universe. The nuns moved to the Ursuline Convent in the 9th Ward of New Orleans in 1823, giving the old French Quarter structure to the city's bishop. Again there FAR TOO MANY people who have gone missing and have not been found to rule out the existence of vampires. PRESS Existing drawings show the building in 1733, although it was not officially finished until the following year. Like Gallatin, Smokey Row was just as dangerous. (THNOC, gift of Waldemar S. Nelson, 2003.0182.523). She was gone, though. i think, what im trying to say, is that satanists get a bad rep thanks to freaks who want to kill animals in the name of something unholy. In 1727, at the request of Governor tienne Perier, nuns from the Ursuline Convent of Rouen (Normandy) went to New Orleans to found a convent, run a hospital, and take care of educating young girls. Henry also admitted to the murders being premeditated. Joe Caruso took my wife. Time for a cocktail. Leonide was murdered by her husbands brother, Henry Moity, along with Henry's wife, Theresa. The final step was the give the cow a shot of an amphetamine type of drug to speed the heart to pump all the animals blood into the bag. Both women had to sew and pick up other work to supplement their income. He didn't look like he was dressed for summer or for the time period. We have either some really shitty carpentry work here, or something more powerful than we could imagine is at play here. Healys dispatches to area law enforcement described Henry as having dark bushy hair, very dark brown eyes, and tattoo mark on arm, flower with lady face, also nude woman.. This is an original press photo. ), The Trunk Murders and Sausage Ghost of 1920s New Orleans, JUSTICE STORY: Handy man with a knife flies off the handle, Amid Roaring Twenties New Orleans, a brutal French Quarter murder shocked the city, Ronald DeFeo Jr. The Amityville Murders. He dismembered his wifes body and ground the remains up, making her into sausage and then selling that sausage to his customers. She saw blood right away and her screams attracted authorities. Michael Zeringue (Johann Michael Zehringer), the King's Master Carpenter from Franconia, Bavaria and progenitor of all "Zeringue" families in Louisiana was the builder. Looking into its eyes was like looking into the eyes of a hungry tiger, its entire being taken over by a killer instinct..no convincing this thing to spare me, I shook like a scared rabbit waiting for the instant of death by a swift predator. To the right, moving up from the riverside entrance, were the hospital buildings, and beyond them military barracks. I have recieved, holy sisters, the letter you have written me wherein you express anxiety for the property vested in your institution by the former governments of Louisiana. Though Ive never quite figured out what the legal interpretation for this is, New Orleans zoning regulations are somewhatlax. Ill make him look like something thats been run through a sausage mill. But if it did happen there would be newspaper stories. I was a Junior at Ursuline in New Orleans in 1978. Make the paying tourist wet themselves and want to come back for more. WebMajor violent crimes, homicides, shootings, carjackings, and armed robberies. On Saturday, October 29two days after the womens bodies were discoveredcrewmen of the freighter Gem reported Henry Moity to the Lafourche Parish Sheriff. One cannot go far in the French Quarter without passing a site infamous for its ghost and/or vampire lore. A vampire? Henry was sent back to Louisiana and despite his escape was released from prison 2 years later on March 26, 1948. After Joseph left the apartment both sisters brought men to the apartment when Henry was out. After some testing, they found all the bones belonged to infants housed in the convent at a time when it was being used for an orphanage. You need to be a member in order to leave a comment. if you aren't sure but can point me in the right direction, i'd really appreciate that too, I'd have thought that women disappearing and turning up dead in the same place would have become rather quickly a matter of public record via our old friend "police investigation". WebThe women were ushered down the wooden plank onto the soiled ground; to their chest, they each clutched a coffin-shaped cassette, or small chest, that held all of their I'd have thought that women disappearing and turning up dead in the same place would have become rather quickly a matter of public record via our old friend "police investigation". there is a way 80% of the blood may be drained from the body;or so i have read from an account of a mom whose son committed suicide as a teenager almost 30 years ago. (By Daniel S. Leyer; courtesy of the Vieux Carr Survey). They left right away when they realized it was a vampire bar.". also, in some instances, the tourists are interns for a paranormal investigation teamin others, they're malein another version i heard, they were down for mardi gras and decided to test the lore as a lark.so, given that most lore and legend is based in some semblance of fact, what actually happened and is there anyone who knows if there are actual police or coroner reports available to substantiate these claims that are available to the public? Police were on the look for Henry and found that he had taken the children to a family members house and had gone to a boarding house. Sign up for a new account in our community. When i read this 30 years ago i had no way to check it out and still don't. In the summer of 1944, on a routine trip to the post office, Henry simply hired a taxi to take him to Hammond, Louisiana. 20 months later police stopped Henry for suspicious behavior. [4] It was the first boarding school in Louisiana, educating a number of Catholic Hispanic girls and women from socially privileged families in central and South American countries. Neighbors reported bitter fights over money, constant accusations of infidelity, and wild drinking bouts in the household. After determining that Henry had headed to a Camp Street boarding house, where he planned a getaway by ship, Superintendent Healy radioed the seven ships sailing out of New Orleans that day to be on the lookout. Ft. 922 Dauphine St #922, New Orleans, LA "Weird incident I heard about from my ex wife Left: Authorities used Henry Moitys US Navy portrait to help locate him after the Trunk Murders in 1927. We both saw the same thing, his body shooting straight up into the air. are they everywhere or do they NOT exist..I choose to believe in vampire'sthere are far too many people in todays time and even over the centuries ALL the unknown people could have been killed by a supernatural being such as a vampire could be possible none of us were around back then to even know and first of all we dont know the first thing about how to track a vampire in our reality we dont know how they look..I believe they look like us but there not like us at ALL. PRIVACY POLICY Memory of his crime survives in part due to the themes this true story shares with a popular French Quarter ghost story. WebFounded in 1727 by the Sisters of the Order of Saint Ursula, Ursuline Academy of New Orleans enjoys the distinction of being both the oldest, continuously-operating school for what seperates them from us is there immortality there supernatural/preternatural abilities and most of all there craving for blood all of there senses and abilities that help them survive and evade human interference of there existenceNo one would know anything so no one should have an opinion of vampires no one's ready to have that conversation yetno one yes there are many natural causes of missing persons reports and cold cases but the chance that many of the unknown faceless people who have just been snatched up and disappeared could be linked to modern & ancient vampire legends think about it , its like tracking an animal but this is on a far different scale.something that can smell you and hear your heart beat hear you coming from miles.so we cant even percieve to know what were dealing with.vampires DO exist.skinwalkers DO exist.Rougarou (werewolves) DO exist.Windigos DO exist.Shapeshifters DO existmost of the supernatural crap you see is covered up by layers of hysteria and manipulation and distractions and other forms of brain washing.unless your lucky enough to have a supernatural experienceGod forbid you run into a supernatural predator such a vampire or werewolf or any form of a supernatural sentient beingTHEY EXIST AMONG US THEY DO.anyone with half a brain should know there are no such things as coincidences there are FAR TOO MANY missing persons reports and cold cases to dismiss the existence of a being like a vampire when they feed on humans , were there food source.there ultimate predatorsI'm saying open your mind don't let movies and shows tell you these beings only exist in the figment of hollywood your smarter than that..think of the amount of people that have gone missing in the world and think of how long the legends have been around and look into places that have DEEP vampire legends look into certain things that fit a certain criteriathat give off paranormal vibesIf cover ups exist and just imagine how cut throat operation blue book is think about how hush hush that is the UFO crap now just imagine the vampire legend anyone aware of there existence would probably be a small number of people or a family a powerful one in factwho knows..someone knows somethinghuman crimes and humans with mental illness committing vampiric/saguinated crimes ALL blend into supernatural crimes because its easy to cover up and brush off when NO ONE believes in such things anymore or people know but they turn a blind eyewe'll never knowthat goes for all supernatural creatures being beyond human able to come and go as please kill whoever and disappear because they have the ability to do so..vampire legends are very prominent connecticut, rhode island, virginia , canada and new orleans. 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