This was only the beginning of the horrors inside the lalaurie mansion.
Attic madame lalaurie house inside.
There were stories to be told and luckily there were plenty of slaves and witnesses to share the gruesome facts.
Wikimedia commons madame marie delphine lalaurie in 1834 at the mansion at 1140 royal street in the french quarter of new orleans a fire broke out.
Many have reported seeing the phantom of that young slave girl fleeing across the lalaurie roof.
To many it was a blessing when her appalling sadism was discovered after a fire broke out in her residence.
In 1831 madame lalaurie purchased a three story mansion at 1140 royal street in the french quarter.
The exterior of her house on the show was ironically filmed two houses down from the lalaurie mansion at the gallier house museum.
It was a saloon and a girl s school a music conservatory an apartment building and a furniture store.
There were stories to be told and luckily there were plenty of slaves and witnesses to share the gruesome facts.
Delphine lalaurie also known as madame lalaurie was a wealthy and powerful slave owner during the early 1800s at her new orleans royal street mansion.
Some were in cages and body parts were strewn about haphazardly.
Louis street in the french quarter.
If in fact this building does house some ghostly entities it comes as no surprise because of the property s history of brutality.
Lalaurie s house was subsequently sacked by an outraged mob of new orleans citizens.
This was only the beginning of the horrors inside the lalaurie mansion.
The stories began almost immediately.
Dozens of slaves were reportedly chained to the wall in a secret attic.
On april 10 1834 a fire broke out in the lalaurie home and when the volunteer fireman came to the scene they discovered the horror hidden inside the facade of gentility.
The mansion traditionally held to be lalaurie s is a landmark in the french quarter in part because of its history and for its architectural significance.
They discovered bound slaves in her attic who showed evidence of cruel violent abuse over a long period.
More about the 12 year old slave.
More about the 12 year old slave.
To many it was a blessing when her appalling sadism was discovered after a fire broke out in her residence.
The lalaurie mansion at 1140 royal street in the french quarter of new orleans louisiana is said to be one of the most haunted places in what is called the most haunted city in the united states.
Step inside madame lalaurie s house of horrors where witnesses claimed she committed appalling acts of torture and murder.
She escaped to france with her family.