Lore
Legends 19: The Casket Girls
Jan 22, 2024
Exploring the history of vampire legends, from literature to real-life incidents. The podcast covers the unsettling discoveries in New Orleans, the tale of Count Estruk, the legends of the Casket Girls, and the violent incident involving investigators drained of blood in the city. It also touches on the arrest and confession of the Carter brothers, who may have escaped their fate.
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- Count Estruk, a figure from Catalonia mythology, was believed to be a vampire due to strange events surrounding his castle and sightings of him after his death.
- The Casket Girls, French women sent to Louisiana in the 18th century, were rumored to be vampires, arriving in coffins and housed in a convent in New Orleans.
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The Legend of Count Estruk
Count Estruk, a figure from Catalonia mythology, terrorized a town with his brutality and thirst for blood. Legends say that he targeted witches and was eventually killed by one of his victims. Strange events, such as dead animals appearing around his castle and his sightings walking the halls after his death, added to his myth as a vampire.
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