Ash Kelley

But just know that when I'm saying it, it's enslaved people.

Those are quotes if it is a little outdated.

Got it.

Just to be clear.

So let's start you at the end to then bring you back to the beginning.

Oh, I love a full circ.

We love that.

In April 1834, a huge fire broke out at the mansion of Delphine LaLaurie on Royal Street in the New Orleans French Quarter.

LaLaurie was known to have kept several enslaved people as servants in her home, but when neighbors, bystanders, anyone tried to go into the house and rescue those people that were trapped inside, they found that the doors were barred.

After forcing them open and making their way into the house, the rescuers were absolutely horrified to find the, quote, horribly mutilated bodies of at least seven enslaved people.

Ugh.

Delphine Lalaurie was known, by the way, to treat her servants, quote unquote, very badly.

Yeah.

Including physically abusing them.

Like there were reports of that.

It wasn't like it was completely hidden.

But no one in New Orleans had imagined that she was a sadistic torturer and murderer.

Yeah.

Like they did not know how bad it was.

Yeah.