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The Voodoo Queen

Marie Laveau led an everyday life, giving birth to many children, before her partner, a white man named Christophe Dominick Duminy de Glapion, passed away in 1855. After his death, Laveau ceased working as a hairdresser and became a homemaker, allowing her to devote more time to her children. She then embarked on a new…

The Ghost of Fannie Heldmann still haunts this Upstate South Carolina Cemetery

Springwood Cemetery in downtown Greenville is rich with history. Over the years, the old cemetery has been associated with several ghostly tales, including the tragic story of Fannie Heldmann. Heldmann died at just 25 years old, when she drowned herself in a section of the Reedy River, known as “ten-foot hole.” The story is a…

The Witch of Yazoo

Mississippi author Willie Morris popularized the story of the Witch of Yazoo City in his book Good Ole Boy. Through the years, the story has become one of the most popular ghostly tales in that state. The woman reportedly lived near the Yazoo River and would lure local fishermen to her home, where she would…