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This podcast may not be for all 
listeners. 

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Listener discretion is advised. 
New Orleans is a city where the 

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past and present intertwine like
the gnarled branches of an 

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ancient Cyprus. 
The scent of decay mingles with 

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the sweet perfume of magnolias, 
and the whispers of the dead 

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ride in on the wind. 
Within this city's labyrinthine 

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streets, the story of John and 
Wayne Carter stands out for its 

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sheer brutality and horror. 
In this episode, we descend into

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the heart of New Orleans to 
confront the chilling legend of 

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the Carter brothers. 
The 1930s were a time of 

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upheaval for New Orleans. 
The Great Depression had 

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tightened its grip, casting a 
long, ominous shadow over the 

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city. 
Yet amidst the economic despair,

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a darker terror lurked in the 
waterfront district, where the 

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mighty Mississippi River churned
and groaned. 

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Two brothers, John and Wayne 
Carter, dockworkers with 

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calloused hands and faces 
chiseled by the relentless sun. 

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At first glance, the Carters 
seemed like other laborers, 

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toiling away from meager wages. 
But as the days turned to 

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nights, a sinister 
transformation took place. 

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The brothers would vanish into 
the shadow draped alleyways of 

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the French Quarter, their 
footsteps echoing off the 

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crumbling brickwork. 
It was then that the true horror

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began. 
They preyed on the vulnerable, 

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the forgotten souls who wandered
the city, mostly young women 

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lured by false promises or 
simply snatched from the gloom. 

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The brothers resided in an 
apartment not far from the 

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docks. 
This apartment became a Chamber 

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of unspeakable horrors. 
The victims would be found 

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later, broken, their bodies 
bearing the marks of inhuman 

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cruelty. 
The people of New Orleans lived 

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in a state of constant terror. 
The police were baffled, unable 

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to apprehend the perpetrators of
these monstrous crimes. 

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The Carter brothers had become 
ghosts, specters of death that 

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struck without warning. 
Their names became a curse, a 

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byword for the evil that lurked.
But one fateful night, their 

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reign of terror ended as 
abruptly as it had begun. 

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A frantic woman, her clothes 
torn, her eyes wide with fear, 

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stumbled into a police officer 
on Royal St. 

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She had escaped from their 
apartment. 

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Both of her wrists were cut and 
bleeding, the cuts not deep, but

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just enough to bring blood to 
the surface, just enough to 

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allow the brothers to feed on 
their victim. 

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Her tale of the brothers lairs 
set in motion a chain of events 

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that would lead to the shocking 
truth. 

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When police arrived at the 
apartment, they found a gruesome

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scene. 
Four other humans are tied to 

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chairs on the brink of death 
with slashed wrists. 

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The victim's wrists were cut so 
the brothers could feed and then

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bandage until their next 
feeding. 

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Aside from the barely living, 
there were at least a dozen dead

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bodies. 
The dead had been drained of 

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their blood. 
The victim's shattered souls 

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bore witness to the depths of 
the Carter's cruelty. 

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It was said the brothers would 
go on and hunt after work, their

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eyes gleaming with feral light 
in search of another body to 

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feed their vampire desires. 
Authorities had one mission, 

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capture the terrifying vampires 
before they struck again. 

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A team of officers lie in wait, 
hiding in the shadows of the 

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brothers lair. 
As the unsuspecting duo returned

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from their work day, the police 
pounced on them, but these were 

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no ordinary suspects. 
It took a swarm of officers to 

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subdue the snarling, thrashing 
men. 

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The trial of John and Wayne 
Carter became a sensation. 

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The two brothers were seemingly 
ordinary dockworkers and were 

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unable to convince anyone that 
they were truly blood sucking 

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vampires. 
The brothers were found guilty 

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and sentenced to death. 
After their execution, the two 

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men were laid to rest in their 
family vaults in New Orleans. 

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This crypt lie undisturbed for 
years, a silent guardian of its 

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dark contents. 
But when another family member 

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passed, a horrifying revelation 
awaited. 

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The vault was opened, and John 
and Wayne's caskets were empty. 

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Not a single trace of their 
mortal remains was present. 

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Since that dreadful day, the 
spectres of John and Wayne have 

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haunted the crumbling grandeur 
of New Orleans. 

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Phantom apparitions are glimpsed
in the flickering alleyways. 

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They're silhouettes, stocking 
balconies and rooftops like 

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spectral vultures. 
Trembling tenant in their long 

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abandoned apartment swore he 
felt their icy breath on the 

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back of his neck and saw the 
dark outlines of two men 

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watching him from the shadows of
his own balcony. 

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There are so many versions of 
this tale, but no legal records 

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to support them, so the city 
holds its breath as this 

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terrifying legend is reborn time
and time again. 

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And so we leave the haunted 
docks of New Orleans, with the 

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echoes of the Carter Brothers 
tale still lingering. 

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And this is where I leave you, 
my friends, as I descend back 

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into the shadows of the 
unexplained realms. 

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I hope you dare to return next 
time. 

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Until then, the darkness has 
eternal patience while it waits 

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for you.