Discovered in a cabinet in her bedroom, its believed to be a thinly veiled autobiographical account that she had tried to publish in a popular womens magazine. Lonie, 28, and Theresa, 25 were sisters from New Iberia. He'd been walking the streets all day, trying to drum up business for a sign painting business he wanted to start, when he returned to find the women packing to leave. She had barely set foot inside before encountering traces of blood. Morgan Freeman would be terrified. Learn the truth of Mad Madame and of her escape from justice. They had moved to the French Quarter all together with 5 children, 2 from Lonie and Josephs marriage and 3 from Theresa and Henry. It contained a second womans body. Described as a 'tenement,' 'squalid,' and 'nearly without furniture,' at around 1,000 square feet, it wasn't a comfortable life. In a closet, police found two small traveling trunks packed with the expertly butchered corpses of two young women. I am trying to resist the urge to editorialize, but a few things need mentioning about the coverage. He also believed that Leonide had been a negative influence on his wife so he killed her as well. No. The rent was always late, there wasn't enough food, and things were getting dire. The Times-Picayune from October 1927. When he returned home and found the women already asleep, trunks packed for the next day, he knew they truly meant to leave. "She's a good time girl!" New Orleans Woman's Brother Accused of Murdering Her Crime New Orleans Woman Found Dead in Car Trunk Was Allegedly Murdered by Her Brother The brother of a missing New Orleans woman. Mueller used the tools that were available to him at the time.his sausage grinder. There was no place like New Orleans in the Roaring 20s. This mode helps users with ADHD and Neurodevelopmental disorders to read, browse, and focus on the main website elements more easily while significantly reducing distractions. Like us on Facebook to get the latest on the world's hidden wonders. Clumps of hair lay on the floor, caught in the shadows cast from Ursulines Avenue. All rights reserved. Anyone with more information may call the homicide unit at (504) 658-5300 or Crimestoppers of Greater New Orleans Inc. anonymously at (504) 822-1111. Both women had to sew and pick up other work to supplement their income. Then, Henry really went to work, beheading and cutting the women to pieces, stuffing them into the trunks they meant to leave with. He predicted Henry would soon return of his own accord, since he had served 16 years of his sentence and had a chance of being pardoned due to temporary insanity (due to his consumption of alcohol) at the time of the killings. by Jackson Square Cat August 28, 2016 New Orleans' French Quarter, at the. He was enraged after hearing rumors that his wife was planning on running off with Joseph Caruso. Eventually, Mueller began to have an affair with the woman which made his wife angry. Before New Orleans Superintendent of Police Thomas Healey could find either man, Joseph turned himself in, telling investigators his brother killed both women. It might have been the height of Prohibition, but liquor was never hard to find in New Orleans. He was a free man for 2 years before the police in California found out his true identity and returned him to the Louisiana prison system. He was underweight and bedraggled and he quickly admitted who he was. They had been drawn to the city by the call of promise and opportunity, but the move wasnt all it was cracked up to be. "Right now our mayor doesn't love New Orleans so the citizens and the residents stood up," Eileen Carter, vice chair of the No LaToya recall campaign, told Fox News. Henry served only 16 years of his life sentence before he escaped from prison. 2004-2023 Cool New Orleans. PRESS Seemingly inspired by some details of this case, particularly Henrys background as a butcher, the story goes that a German immigrant opened a sausage factory on Ursulines Street. Inside, investigators found a blood-soaked mattress in a bedroom, a bathroom cabinet dripping with blood, and among the scattered clothing littering the floor, they found a pair of severed fingers. Then he saw the bloody ghost of his wife, with her head crushed to a pulp, coming toward him. The lady fingers were discovered to have belonged to Theresa Moity, whose missing wedding ring was later retrieved from a gaping wound in her back. Fingers and teeth were left strewn on the floor and blood was everywhere. There was a travel trunk on the floor and inside were the severed arms, legs, head, and torso of Theresa. When I pulled up the trunk lid, a womans body, arms, and legs severed from the torso, was exposed. PATREON: www.patreon.com/exploreoregonINSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/pdxfilmexplorerFACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/exploringportlandTIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@theamateurhistorianREDDIT SUBREDDIT: https://www.reddit.com/r/the_amateur_historian/ WORDPRESS BLOG: https://stevetheamateurhistorian.wordpress.comIn the iconic French Quarter of New Orleans there stands, still today, a rather modest two-story residence along Ursuline Street. He was a socialite and an aspiring artist. Newly arrived immigrants from Sicily settled in large numbers beginning in the 1880s. In 1956, he shot his long-time lover twice in the chest after a fight over money. Both Joseph and Henry were going from job to job and the family was scraping by financially. When she threatened to fire the younger woman, Mueller murdered his wife to keep his mistress. 00:23:15 - With Mardi Gras being on Tuesday (February 16th) I wanted to bring you a story, or three, straight from the French Quarter. The only window into the womens interior lives is preserved in a story written by Leonide. The story of the unknown 'Somerton Man,' which included murmurs of espionage, crime, murder, cipher code, and love triangles. "Marriage is a life sentence. (Photo: Spokesman Review). The newspapers focused most of their attention on the victims husbands, whodwelled mainly on the womens alleged infidelities and careless parenting. Guess it was only my luck to be happy like this, so I warn others not to take the same risk., One line, a piece of advice imparted by her father, haunts her story: Be careful, for marriage is a life sentence.. His brother Joe had already left his wife behind and vacated, convinced she, too, was running around on him. 20 months later police stopped Henry for suspicious behavior. Meanwhile, in terms of the homicide rate, New Orleans captured the crown for . This article talks about who she was before being remembered as just a murder victim. Authorities recovered a gold wedding band buried in a deep gash in Theresas back. Both couples and their young children lived in the small apartment. ", Found amongst the dead woman's things was a manuscript, written in pencil, submitted and rejected fr, At the exact same time the papers had side-by-side national stories about Velma West, the flapper murderess and it was 180 degrees from the Moity coverage. Back in the 1800s, a young German couple, Mr. and Mrs. Hans Mueller, opened a sausage factory in New Orleans. Nevertheless, the "Trunk Murders" stood out as an exceptional case of violence that rattled and captivated the city. He boarded an Illinois Central train car, like the one seen here, and fled to St. Louis. Henry was sent back to Louisiana and despite his escape was released from prison 2 years later on March 26, 1948. INFAMOUS AMERICA | New Orleans Ep6 "The Trunk Murders" - YouTube INFAMOUS AMERICA presented by Black Barrel Media. 715 Ursulines Avenue was the home of the Moity brothers, their wives, and children. A crime thriller set in New Orleans, it tells the chilling story of the citys latest serial killer, the Bayou Slasher, and the detectives who work to uncover the killer before its too late. The perpetrator, dubbed, "The Axeman," busted down the doors of people's homes and, in some cases, slaughtered whole families with his axe. The all-male jury couldn't decide if that was a valid defense or not, and compromised on a verdict of "guilty without capital punishment," rejecting the prosecution's death penalty recommendation. Not so fast! Your guide will help with directions to your next destination. As he stood over the sleeping form of Theresa, studying the angles of the knife, he suddenly found himself swinging like a man possessed. Left: Authorities used Henry Moitys US Navy portrait to help locate him after the Trunk Murders in 1927. It was the fall of 1927 when housekeeper Nettie Compass entered the apartment on 715 Ursulines Street near downtown New Orleans. They had even been seen in town walking together and holding hands. very informative and theatrical. A gold bracelet still hung delicately from the wrist of an arm, now unburdened of its owner. At a Los Angeles hotel in 1956, Henry shot his girlfriend Alberta Orange in the chest, puncturing her lung. It also marks the second annual increase in murders in the city after 2019's 50-year low of 120 murders, which one crime analyst points out was still high for a city the size of New Orleans. If you are Playing the Game, the answer is elementary. ). (By Daniel S. Leyer; courtesy of the Vieux Carr Survey). The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network. Henry also admitted to the murders being premeditated. He appears to have enjoyed remarkable leeway for a man convicted of two brutal murders. . The property is shown in this 1960s photograph. DISCLOSURE STATEMENT, By Dylan Jordan, interpretation assistant, A photograph shows Governor Nichols and Royal Streets in 1928. This was the last of 3 walking tours, hands down Dave was the best. Henry died of a stroke in 1957 while serving his term at Folsom. The so-called 'Porthole murder' and subsequent prosecution of steward James Camb infuriated the nation in 1947. From there he caught the Illinois Central Panama Limited en route to Chicago. Listen to the story of The New Orleans Murder Block. Resting on the torso was a bloodied cane knife, of the type used on sugar plantations. Police uncovered two trunks that had been meticulously packed with the carved-up corpses of Theresa and Leonide. Henry died of a stroke in 1957 while serving his term at Folsom. Neighbors reported bitter fights over money, accusations of infidelity, and wild drinking parties late into the night. He also blamed his sister-in-law for being a bad influence on his wife. Theresa's wedding ring was mashed into a gash in her back. One night as she was sweeping up the floors he came behind her and strangled her to death. Leonides husband, Joseph, turned himself in that evening. Meanwhile, the French Quarter had become increasingly home to working-class residents, thanks to decreasing property values and proximity to employment opportunities. Saxon credits a "Miss Rica Hoffman" as "remembering" the story, "which occurred in the city some years ago.". Unlike many daring prison breaks, this one was quite boringwhile running an errand at the post office for the prison, he simply hailed a cab and fled to California. This isn't emphasized so much in the New Orleans papers, because, frankly, the city had respectfully declined to participate in Prohibition. Why is Everyone Fighting Over the Skull of 'Brigand Villella'? The story goes that Hans Muller killed his wife, and, to hide his crime, made sausages out of her body and served them out of his butcher shop for weeksonly to be found out after a customer bit into a piece of Mrs. Mullers wedding ring. We recommend it highly! 2023 Atlas Obscura. At a Los Angeles hotel in 1956, Henry shot his girlfriend Alberta Orange in the chest, puncturing her lung. Shrieking, he fled from the place.". Henry began his sentence at Louisiana State Penitentiaryon July 6, 1928. Although certainly dead by now, there is no record or obituary I could locate. On March 26, 1948, Governor Jimmie Davis signed the pardon. The Arena Media Brands, LLC and respective content providers to this website may receive compensation for some links to products and services on this website. There was no place like New Orleans in the Roaring 20s. You'll see where it all happened, understand the history behind it, and how the echoes of gruesome crimes still cry out. He hadn't planned on her clothes, though, and soon customers were complaining about odd things in their admittedly tasty sausage. Confirmation will be received at time of booking, Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately, This tour/activity will have a maximum of 30 travelers, Face masks required for travelers in public areas, Face masks required for guides in public areas, Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff, Social distancing enforced throughout experience, Contactless payments for gratuities and add-ons. The superintendent of the prison was not all concerned because he thought Henry would come back since there was a chance he was going to have his sentence reduced because he was drunk at the time of the incident. These murders were not the first nor the last to occur on this particular block. Henry complained at one reporter. Joseph Moity turned himself in to the authorities as soon as he heard about the discovery. (Photo: 9 Incredible Meteorite Craters That Look Straight Out of 'Deep Impact', The Married Woman Who Kept Her Lover in the Attic, Sydneys Jazz Age Criminal Queens Ruled the Streets With Razors. He then fled into the swamps. This story appears on THNOCs tour Danse Macabre: The Nightmare of History, which explores the darker side of New Orleans history. Departure point: Detailed check-in instructions - including the address and parking information if applicable - will be included in your final confirmation email. But all was not well in an apartment near the French Quarter. Call Us, Text Us, or Live Chat to speak with a Destination Specialist (THNOC, gift of Waldemar S. Nelson, 2003.0182.523). "We're taking . ST39306. EMAIL SIGN UP On the afternoon of Thursday, October 27, 1927, Nettie Compass entered the second-floor apartment at 715 Ursulines Street to do some cleaning. Other stories say that the hard work took a toll on his wifes physical appearance and he no longer found her attractive. Murder in New Orleans: The Creation of Jim Crow Policing by Jeffrey S. Adler, True Crime Storytime Volume 1: 12 Disturbing True Crime Stories to Keep You Up All Night by True Crime Seven, M. 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But Wirepoints, a non-profit research service, evaluated homicide statistics from America's 75 largest states and confirmed that in sheer numbers, Chicago easily earns the top spot. Special thank you to our sponsors for this episode: Violet and Suds - Get 20% off your order using our code, WICKED20. "She wears that FUR everywhere!" But Henry was nowhere to be found. Listen to the story of The New Orleans Murder Block. Healy borrowed a neighbors telephone, requesting a second reporter before suggesting that it might be appropriate to alert the coroner. After getting out of prison, Henry moved to California in hopes of restarting his life. 27 Febbraio 2023. Neighbors were suspicious of the wifes disappearance and even more disturbed by the behavior of Mueller, who was said to be wandering at night, wringing his hands and seeming to be hiding from some invisible being. Henry scooped up his kids, hailed a cab and dropped them with his sister without a word about what had happened. backlog intangible asset; west metro fire union contract. Seller of Travel Ref. This mode provides different assistive options to help users with cognitive impairments such as Dyslexia, Autism, CVA, and others, to focus on the essential elements of the website more easily. The murders of Theresa and Leonide Moity were hardly typical New Orleans homicides. If fictional stories of serial killers is more your style, why not try reading my latest book, Blood on the Bayou? He was sentenced to five years at Folsom Prison for attempted murder and assault with a deadly weapon. Thayon Samson was . Henry began his sentence at Louisiana State Penitentiary on July 6, 1928. The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for statistical purposes. This is The Crimes-Picayune. Any required or suggested items listed on your confirmation email. Police were on the look for Henry and found that he had taken the children to a family members house and had gone to a boarding house. We had a great time listening to the true crime stories and walking the streets on a cold NOLA night. He isolated her from her friends and familyall classic signs of abuse we recognize today. Dave did an amazing job. When night fell over the quarter, the Moity women and children retired to their beds while Henry paced restlessly, drinking and contemplating the hidden cane knife. In the mid 1800s, Hans Mueller immigrated to the United States from Germany with his wife. Upon the gruesome discovery of the two murdered women, New Orleans Superintendent of Police Thomas Healey set about locating the husbands. (, The victims of the Trunk Murders were discovered October 27, 1927, at 715 Ursulines Street. We would definitely recommend. HOURS (, A circa 1925 image shows the criminal court building at Tulane Avenue and Elk Place. By the 1920s the neighborhood, especially in the areas closer to Esplanade Avenue, was heavily populated by first- and second-generation Sicilians, who joined the racially and ethnically diversecommunity. From a New Orleans prison cell, Henry smoked, attempted to paint, and received curious visitors. Orleans Parish Coroner Dr. George Roeling determined that the killer had first bludgeoned the women with a lead billy club, before decapitating them with a machete and amputating their arms and legs. Her naked body was found severed in half on the streets of Los Angeles, California. New Orleans French Quarter, at the corner of Ursuline Avenue and Royal Street. The grim Times-Picayune article from October 28, 1927 is filed into a binder at the Williams Research Center of New Orleans. Dolly Oesterreich, her "Bat Man," and one of the strangest sex scandals ever. Upon. The French Quarter of the 1920s was a diverse, working-class neighborhood. Excepting his prison escape, the wardens 1957 letter claimed that Henry was one of the best prisoners weve ever had. He continued to paint in prison, his portrait of Huey Long even making its way into the Baton Rouge governors mansion, where it hung for many years. In speaking with the police he also said If I ever get my hands on that Joe Caruso, Ill chop him up into little pieces, not big pieces like my wife, but little pieces, he told police. Facebook; Twitter; LinkedIn; Email . George Provosty, then superintendent of prison camps in Louisiana, seemed unconcerned. It was great to hear his local perspective on all the stories he shared. Henry had worked briefly as a butcher, and the Times-Picayune gleefully pointed out that the manner in which the two bodies of the women were mutilated and dismembered indicated a man familiar with this trade. Radio dispatches alerted departing steamer ships to be on the lookout for a stowaway passenger answering to Henrys description: tattooed and, according to the newspaper, singularly hairy., The room which shares a wall adjacent to crime scene. As reporters and police took stock of the grisly tableau, there was one thing notably missing: Henry Moity. Blood-soaked mattresses where the victims had lain. (By Daniel S. Leyer; courtesy of the Vieux Carr Survey) The women's entire value was what they could do for the men. CDP July 5, 2021 No Comments. Henry, they said, begged his way onto the ship using a false name, but the crew recognized his tattoo after reading a newspaper account of the crimes. At the end of the Roaring Twenties, New Orleans was rocked by one of the grizzliest murder scenes the city had ever seen. Artists, writers, and partisans of the bohemian lifestyle were drawn to the lower rents and old-world aesthetic of the Vieux Carr. Later that evening, Nettie told prosecutors she saw Henry, Theresa, Leonide, and the children leave the apartment in good spirits. Though details differ between the Sausage Ghost legend and the trunk murders case, Henry Moitys November 2 proclamation through the bars of his prison to Times-Picayune reporters certainly nags the question: If I ever get my hands on that Joe Caruso Ill chop him up into little pieces, not big pieces like my wife, but little piecesMy God, Ill make him look like something thats been run through a sausage mill!. However, on March 26, 1948, Governor Jimmie Davis signed a pardon, freeing him again. The true story of Britain's notorious Chocolate Cream Killer. Look at how kind he could be- how tender! He was caught when a customer bit into a sausage and found a golden wedding ring and to this day, there are rumors of a ghostly woman who haunts Ursulines Street seeking revenge. Henry had begged his way onto the ship using a false name, but the crew recognized his tattoo from the newspaper stories about the crimes. He tells a story reallllly well and it wasnt boring at all! Mikko was a great guide and answered some follow up questions I had and suggested some podcasts that referenced some of the stories he told. By Tuesday November 1, howeverless than a week after the murdersHenry had made a full confession, abandoning his tale of the villain seaman. New Orleans Parish Coroner, Dr. George Roeling determined that the killer had first bludgeoned the women with a lead billy club, before decapitating them with a machete and amputating their arms and legs. She was found guilty and died in prison in 1959, two years after Henry Moity had struck again. Consider supporting our work by becoming a member for as little as $5 a month. "Shameless!". Dr. George Roeling, the Orleans Parish Coroner, told reporters that the killer or killers bludgeoned the women with a lead Billy club, before using a machete to decapitate them and amputate their arms and legs. On the afternoon of Thursday, October 27, 1927, Nettie Compass entered the second-floor apartment at 715 Ursulines Street to do some cleaning. There was no place like New Orleans in the Roaring 20s. (, Henry Moity was found guilty and sentenced to concurrent two life terms in prison for the Trunk Murders, but he was given considerable leniency and was able to escape. Inside, the police found the various rooms of the small apartment to be spattered with gorethe mattress in the bedroom was soaked in blood, the bathroom cabinet dripping with it, and amongst some discarded clothing, several severed fingers. The victims, later identified as Theresa and Leonide Moity, were both in their mid-twenties and natives of New Iberia. It is not often that we bring heavily covered cases to the podcast but even if you have heard this ca. But all was not well in an apartment near the French Quarter. In the national papers and elsewhere, the fact that she had driven him to drink was another thing that made it not his fault. He attempted to plead not guilty by reason of insanity, largely leaning on the idea that the two things that drove him to kill were whiskey and the cruelty of his wife. When the Folsom Prison inmate died in 1957, word reached Louisiana. Love Me Not: The New Orleans Trunk Murders Shockingly Wicked Podcast At the end of the Roaring Twenties, New Orleans was rocked by one of the grizzliest murder scenes the city had ever seen. That was the beginning of the end for old Hans. Henry had previously been a butcher before landing in New Orleans, so the method and motive all lined up perfectly to convict in court. In the decades after the Civil War, many wealthier residents of old inner-city neighborhoods had moved to garden suburbs along Esplanade Avenue, St. Charles Avenue, and further uptown to escape urban nuisances such as warehouses and sugar refineries. . Headlined Bodies Found in Trunks, it tells the ghastly end of Theresa and Leonide Lonie Moity. In his 1976 memoir, Healy described their discovery: We found red stains on the floor and saw a large trunk in a bedroom, partially open. Henry stayed up, stewing about his wifes infidelity until his mind boiled over into rage. The murder of 21-year-old actress Gay Gibson on a luxurious cruise ship is one of England's most notorious crimes. He went to Theresas bedroom and stabbed her. Gay Gibson on a cold NOLA night their attention on the floor and inside were severed. Fire union contract fight over money Joseph and Henry were going from job job. To five years at Folsom and holding hands ring was mashed into binder. 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