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Delphine LaLaurie’s Torture Chamber

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This chapter recounts the chilling events of a fire in 1834 New Orleans, revealing the sinister truth behind Delphine LaLaurie's mansion. A firefighter's discovery of a hidden torture chamber exposes the dark reality of LaLaurie's abuse of her enslaved workers, setting the stage for her fall from grace.

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