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Episode #120- Who Was the Voodoo Queen of New Orleans? (Part III)

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The Legend of Marie Levo the Second

The legend is that Marie Levo's daughter, Marie Filome Galapiell, started impersonating her mother sometime in the early 1870s. She took over her mother's magical practice and reigned as Voodoo Queen until her own death in 1897. Fans of the Princess Bride might recognize this as the Dread Pirate Roberts trick. It's all about keeping that name alive.

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