154. [Louisiana] Zack & Addie

Bless This Mess: A Southern True Crime Podcast

Bless This Mess

Society & Culture, True Crime, History

4.8 • 733 Ratings

🗓️ 29 August 2025

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

The story of Zack Bowen and Addie Hall is a tragic murder-suicide that occurred in New Orleans in 2006, one year after Hurricane Katrina. The couple's romance blossomed in the aftermath of the storm but quickly deteriorated, fueled by mental health issues, substance abuse, and infidelity. The case became one of the city's most gruesome, shocking the French Quarter community and garnering international attention.

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0:00.0	When segregation was a law, one mysterious black club owner, Charlie Fitzgerald, had his own rules.
0:06.5	Segregation and a day integration at night.
0:09.7	It was like stepping on another world.
0:12.2	Was he a businessman? A criminal. A hero.
0:16.2	Charlie was an example of power. They had to crush him.
0:21.9	Charlie's Place from Atlas Obsc, and visit Myrtle Beach.
0:25.9	Listen to Charlie's Place wherever you get your podcasts.
0:49.7	Music Hey, everyone, welcome to bless this, mess with the Drewfront podcast.
0:50.5	I'm Kara here with Stu.
0:51.0	Hey, Stuh.
0:51.3	Hey.
0:54.4	All right, we are back this week and we are going to Louisiana.
0:56.1	Are we now?
1:02.8	Yes, because this week marks the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.
1:04.3	That it does.
1:08.8	So we're going to do a horrific crime that happened after Hurricane Katrina.
1:11.3	A very horrific crime.
1:13.9	Yes, straight from a horror movie.
1:17.3	Anyway, so we're going to get into that here in just a minute.
1:19.7	First, Patreon.
1:20.7	Thank you, everybody.
1:25.8	If you'd like to join our Patreon, you get the episodes 24 hours early and ad-free.
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