Beyond The Grave

By: New Orleans Magazine
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  • From the editors of New Orleans Magazine and Renaissance Publishing, Beyond the Grave is a new seasonal podcast bringing the macabre and spooky history of New Orleans to light.
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Episodes
  • S.3, Episode 1: "Bricktop" Jackson – Double Knife, Double Life

    S.3, Episode 1: "Bricktop" Jackson – Double Knife, Double Life
    Oct 2 2024

    Mary Jane “Bricktop” Jackson roamed the mid-1800s red light area of New Orleans known as Gallatin Street was a notorious figure among the thieves and murderers that lived there. “Bricktop,” (so named for her sturdy build and bright red hair) and the stories of her infamous fights with and murders of men and women alike, have made her one of the most colorful characters from the city’s long history. On this episode, we take listeners on a tour of those dark streets and find out which crime finally sent Mary Jane to a prison cell.
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    8 mins
  • S.2, Episode 4: The Baroness Pontalba

    S.2, Episode 4: The Baroness Pontalba
    Oct 25 2023

    We all know the Pontalba Buildings that run along the sides of the St. Louis Cathedral and Jackson Square, but do you know the story of the woman who built them?

    The Baroness survived death, a barrage of bullets and much adversity before leaving her mark on New Orleans and beyond!
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    11 mins
  • S.2, Episode 3: The Infamous Minnie Wallace

    S.2, Episode 3: The Infamous Minnie Wallace
    Oct 18 2023

    What do a Kansas City business man, Chicago millionaire and a railroad tycoon all have in common? Death, poison and Minnie Wallace.

    But was this New Orleans Creole beauty really a cold-blooded killer? Or was she just unlucky in love?
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    13 mins
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