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The Conspirators Podcast

Ep. 115 - The Church of Sacrifice

The Conspirators Podcast

The Conspirators Podcast

Society & Culture, History

4.81.2K Ratings

🗓️ 25 November 2019

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

Throughout the late 19th and early 20th century, the United States was plagued by hundreds of grisly murders, all committed with the same terrifying weapon, an ax. Between 1911 and 1912, a string of ax murders occurred in western Louisiana and eastern Texas that police came to believe were the work of a most unlikely serial killer--an 18 year old girl, who some believe may have been the leader of a deadly voodoo cult, dedicated to committing blood sacrifice with the ax. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/502014/voodoo-murders-clementine-barnabet-who-claimed-have-killed-35-peoplehttps://www.amazon.com/Dark-Bayou-Infamous-Louisiana-Homicides/dp/1476662959https://www.amazon.com/Man-Train-Solving-Century-Old-Mystery/dp/B071NYFW6K/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=the+man+on+the+train&qid=1574518836&s=books&sr=1-1https://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/ny-justice-story-ax-woman-20190609-qf5yebikjvhj7bok5odmnzoboq-story.html Music: Dexter Britain, "The Tea Party" https://dexterbritain.com Kevin MacLeod “Peace of Mind", "Impromptu No. 3" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) Licence: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Kai Engel, "November", "December", "January", "February", "Snowfall Intro", "Rejecting the Sirens", "Difference" https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kai_Engel/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Whether it's an under the radar genre or a proper out there podcast, sometimes it's better when you get weird, especially when it comes to switching up your soft drink, introducing new Dr Pepper Zero

0:12.6

with the same blend of 23 unique flavors,

0:15.4

it tastes just as weird as regular Dr Pepper,

0:18.9

but with zero sugar and zero calories.

0:21.7

It's a taste you can't quite put your finger on.

0:24.0

Weird. But in a surprisingly good way, try more weird with Dr Pepper Zero. Throughout history there are certain people and characters who are forever defined by their tools of the trade.

0:45.0

For example, legendary New York Yankee Babe Ruth was known for his Louisville Slugger

0:50.0

that he would carve a notch into each time he hit a home run.

0:55.4

King Arthur had his sword-ex caliber that united Camelot.

0:59.7

The Norse god and Marvel superhero Thor is best known for his magic camera meol near

1:05.2

And in horror films there are a whole slew of characters who have become known for their weapons of choice

1:12.0

The character Ash from the evil Dead Films had his chainsaw hand and his boomstick.

1:17.0

Likewise, the character Leatherface brandished the titular weapon that gave the Texas chainsaw masker its title.

1:24.3

Freddie Krueger from a Nightmare on Elm Street had his metal glove with its razor sharp

1:28.8

claws.

1:31.4

The killer from I know what you did last summer used a hook which was borrowed from a popular urban legend.

1:37.0

Michael Myers from Halloween had his butcher knife.

1:41.0

While Friday the 13th Jason Voorhees is best remembered for his

1:45.2

machete and hockey mask. But if we look to the real world, throughout the

1:50.1

annals of true crime there is one tool in particular that has earned a reputation

1:53.8

all its own for sheer bloody destruction, the axe.

2:00.2

And axes are among the oldest tools ever found by archaeologists.

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