Between 1911 and 1912, entire families across Louisiana and Texas were slaughtered in their sleep with an ax — their bodies sometimes arranged in prayer, their blood drained into buckets, and cryptic messages scrawled on the walls. A 17-year-old girl confessed to 35 of the murders, claimed she belonged to a secret voodoo cult called the Church of Sacrifice — and then vanished into history.IN THIS EPISODE: A series of ax murders took place in Louisiana and Texas. Gruesome as they were, they began to horrify the public even more when they were admitted to by a teenaged voodoo priestess. Despite her confession though, a pair of authors say that there was someone else in the area at the time even more dangerous and who likely did most of the killing unbeknownst to even the voodoo priestess. That man is know simply as “The Man From The Train”. Plus, we’ll look a few more gruesome ax murders that took place in the 1800s.CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Lead-In00:00:53.506 = Show Open00:02:28.706 = Voodoo Murders of Clementine Barabet00:17:52.092 = *** The Man From The Train00:33:05.318 = *** Ax Murders of the 1800s00:52:26.088 = Show CloseSOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE…“The Voodoo Murders of Clementine Barnabet” (<a href="https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2c5fcw" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2c5fcw</a>) and “The Man From The Train” (<a href="https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/3fc77w4h" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/3fc77w4h</a>) by Benjamin Welton for ListVerse“Axe Murders of the 1800s” by Elizabeth Yetter (<a href="https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/vjfc6dp6" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/vjfc6dp6</a>), and Josh Gotter (<a href="https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/367wz7rd" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/367wz7rd</a>) for ListVerseBOOK: “The Man From The Train: Discovering America’s Most Elusive Serial Killer” by Bill James and Rachel McCarthy James: <a href="https://amzn.to/3fiuHhM" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://amzn.to/3fiuHhM</a>Weird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library. = = = = =(<i>Over time links seen above may become invalid, disappear, or have different content. I always make sure to give authors credit for the material I use whenever possible. If I somehow overlooked doing so for a story, or if a credit is incorrect, please let me know and I will rectify it in these show notes immediately. Some links included above may benefit me financially through qualifying purchases.</i>)= = = = ="I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46= = = = =WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness.= = = = =Originally aired: May 24, 2021EPISODE PAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/VoodooCultABOUT WEIRD DARKNESS: Weird Darkness is a true crime and paranormal podcast narrated by professional award-winning voice actor, Darren Marlar. Seven days per week, Weird Darkness focuses on all things strange and macabre such as haunted locations, unsolved mysteries, true ghost stories, supernatural manifestations, urban legends, unsolved or cold cases, conspiracy theories, and more. Weird Darkness has been named one of the “20 Best Storytellers in Podcasting” by Podcast Business Journal. Listeners have described the show as a blend of “Coast to Coast AM”, “The Twilight Zone”, “Unsolved Mysteries”, and “In Search Of”.DISCLAIMER: Stories and content in Weird Darkness can be disturbing for some listeners and intended for mature audiences only. Parental discretion is strongly advised.#WeirdDarkness #TrueCrime #VoodooMurders #AxMurders #SerialKiller #CultMurders #LouisianaTrueCrime #UnsolvedMysteries #TrueCrimeHistory #OccultMurders

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