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Marie Delphine Macarty or MacCarthy (March 19, 1787 – December 7, 1849), more commonly known as Madame Blanque or, after her third marriage, as Madame LaLaurie, was a New Orleans socialite and serial killer who was believed to have tortured and murdered slaves in her household.
Oct 5, 2021 · Madame LaLaurie was a wealthy and influential socialite who tortured and murdered enslaved people in her mansion. Learn about her life, crimes, and the fire that exposed her depravity in 1834.
Apr 25, 2019 · Delphine LaLaurie was a wealthy and influential Creole woman who tortured and murdered enslaved people in her French Quarter mansion. Learn about her life, crimes, and the fire that exposed her horrors in 1834.
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Madame Delphine LaLaurie is a once wealthy socialite known throughout New Orleans, later discovered to be a nefarious serial killer who tortured and murdered her black slaves. She is a character in American Horror Story portrayed by Kathy Bates.
Madame Delphine LaLaurie, a wealthy woman of New Orleans, is most famous for the torture and murder of her slaves. LaLaurie was born around 1775 after her family moved from Ireland to New Orleans. She married in 1800 to a Spanish officer and in 1804 they went to Spain.
Delphine LaLaurie, more commonly known as Madame LaLaurie, was a Louisiana-born socialite, and murderer known for her involvement in the torture and murder of black slaves in her mansion in New Orleans.
Learn about the life and legacy of Delphine LaLaurie, a wealthy and controversial figure in New Orleans history. Discover her marriages, plantations, involvement in the slave trade, and the mysterious fire that drove her from her mansion.
