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I've done over a thousand episodes now where I dig into weird claims from the safe distance of my trusty microphone. But every once in a while,

I get to step inside the stories, and I get to take you with me. That's what our skeptoid

adventures are all about, letting the rubber hit the road as we explore urban legends

and other skeptoid topics out in the real world, with our own skeptical boots

on the ground.

In this bonus episode, we're replaying one of our favorites from the Skeptoid Archive,

The Voodoo Ax Murders.

A century ago, two waves of horrific serial axe murders swept the American South.

Reporters openly associated the murders with Louisiana voodoo, as if they were some

pagan ritual sacrifice. Is that really the best explanation?

We're sharing this episode now, because our next skeptoid adventure is headed straight into the heart of it all, New Orleans.

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