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Southern Gothic

Headless Woman of New Orleans | Campfire Stories

Southern Gothic

Southern Gothic Media LLC

True Crime, Documentary, Society & Culture, History

4.6836 Ratings

🗓️ 30 October 2023

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

In 1927, a fire broke out at the house on the corner of Josephine and Rousseau Streets. It was a two-story family home, built in 1840 by Charles Vesey for his new wife Alice; but, as the flames engulfed the historic building, a witness claimed to see a chilling apparition standing on the staircase unfettered by the blaze. It was the spirit of a woman wearing a black skirt and a blue gingham apron– a woman without a head. Connect with Southern Gothic Media: Become a Patreon Supporter Join our New Facebook Group! Website: SouthernGothicMedia.com Merch Store: https://www.southerngothicmedia.com/merch Pinterest: @SouthernGothicMedia Facebook: @SouthernGothicMedia Instagram: @SouthernGothicMedia Twitter: @SoGoPodcast If you are a sponsor looking to advertise on the show visit Airwave Media or email [email protected] for information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

You know what that is.

0:04.0

An ice cold beer.

0:07.0

What's different?

0:09.0

It's Budweiser, a perfect beer for party season.

0:14.0

Best enjoyed with your best buds.

0:20.0

Cheers to that. Budweiser, Lackenosa. Best enjoyed with your best butts.

0:22.3

Cheers to that.

0:25.3

Budweiser, like no other.

0:26.8

Please drink responsibly.

0:28.5

For the facts, visit drinkaware.com.com.

0:29.5

Let mysteries at midnight be your destination for Detective Who Dunnets and captivating mystery stories.

0:41.0

You'll hear classic stories like Sherlock Holmes,

0:48.3

Agatha Christie's Poirot and short tales from H.G. Wells, Charles Dickens, Edgar Allan Poe,

0:55.9

and others. I'm Christopher, and I read these classic stories in the soothing style of a bedtime story, so you can listen to them in bed when you drift off to sleep.

0:59.7

Search for mysteries at midnight on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favourite podcast app,

1:05.7

and follow and subscribe so you don't miss out on new episodes. Southern Gothic is a podcast that explores the history behind the American South's

1:24.6

darkest days, greatest mysteries, and most chilling ghost stories.

1:29.8

But today, we aren't hitting the history books. We're going to go down to the campfire

1:34.8

for our annual Halloween tradition of 13 spooky tales over the course of 13 nights.

1:59.1

Happy Halloween, y'all, or at least happy Halloween's Eve, right? Well, we finally made it to the end, and I don't know about you,

2:02.2

but I am ready for a great day tomorrow. And I actually do have a full-length episode that we are

2:07.8

dropping to celebrate Halloween, but first I've got one last story to tell you from right here by

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