Mcpike Mansion Research Paper

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Honestly, I dont believe in scay stories, but some of them can be really scary at times. Ghost strories like the ones in Illinois, England, and Louisiana might make you sleep with you light on at night. Many differnet variety of events and the sound of boisterous noises have been experienced in the haunted McPike Mansion in Alton, Illinois. A while family has been brutely murdered by someone and there was very litle evidence to be discovered in the case. A swamp that was a cematary was haunted by a lady named Marie Laveau and her daughter. Also a twelve year old child died by an accident and haunted the slave owners mansion all in New Orleans, Louisiana.

First, in Alton, Illinois at the McPike Mansion there were lots of scary, creepy …show more content…

Prisoners from France have been sent to New Orleans by the King to start a transformation of the swamp. A lot of the prisoners ended up dying while in New Orleans because of the blood thirsty animals there that they've never seen before. They also got diseases from insects, but yellow fever was the worst one. Slaves soon came over to New Orleans and they were at a mansion owned by Delphine LaLaurie and her husband. A twelve year old slave was trying to escape and she ended up tripping a fell off a balcony and ended up killing herself. Later on the owners of the mansion were mercilessly abusing the slaves and killing them. Because of these cruel events the children haunt the grounds of the mansion. Some slaves were trying to run away and they just disappeared in thin air. Another haunted story from New Orleans is about a woman named Marie Laveau. She was the voodoo queen in New Orleans. She once later died and her daughter took over as her role, but then she later died too many centuries later. They both haunted the St. Louis Cemetary they were buried in. People say that they've been attacked by the spirits. They even say that they've seen her stand in front of her tomb to see what people have given her. Even now today when people practice voodoo Marie Lavuea come

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