This episode contains discussions of enslavement, violence, racism, and murder.

Humans are fascinated by gore and violence, but even more so the mysterious and unsolved.

Interest in these disturbing and unpleasant subjects is called morbid curiosity,

and it has gripped millions of people throughout the ages.

I am one of those people.

My name is Halley, and this is the Morbid Curiosity podcast. I am The Morbid Curiosity Podcast. The podcast. The

The The Myrtle's plantation has stood as a silent witness to over 200 years of history in one of the deepest parts of the American South.

It is a relic marked by the horrors of slavery, murder, and tragedy. Many real

things occurred there. Today, it's known as one of the most haunted places in America,

featuring on hundreds of paranormal websites, books, TV shows, and YouTube channels. I admit the

first time I heard of the Myrtle's Plantation

was the premiere episode of the second season of the original Ghost Hunters TV show. But is there any

truth to these ghost stories? Let's discuss the stories, then we'll dive into the history.

The Myrtle's has long been known for its ghost

stories. One of the first accounts of ghosts at the Myrtle's was noted in 1948 in Clarence John

Lollins' book, Ghosts Along the Mississippi. Then, the Louisiana Department of Commerce and Industries' 1960 publication, Louisiana Plantation Homes,

cemented its reputation by reporting that the Myrtle's was, quote, reputed to have at least one ghost,

end quote. The Murdles was then heavily marketed as haunted, resulting in it being named America's

most haunted hotel by the National Inquirer, an infamous tabloid newspaper in the 1980s.

Today, the most well-known ghost haunting the Myrtle's is Chloe.

According to the ghost tours held at the plantation,

which are free with every stay, in the 1800s, the owner of the plantation, Judge Clark Woodruff,

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