# 65: Casket Girls - New Orleans Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/i-scream-you-scream-podcast-7026581/65-casket-girls-new-orleans Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/i-scream-you-scream-podcast-7026581/65-casket-girls-new-orleans.md Podcast: [I Scream, You Scream Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/i-scream-you-scream-podcast-7026581) Published: 2026-02-03T06:15:00+00:00 Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/i-scream-you-scream/episodes/6974d6f179d88bc8ee6decb9 Audio file: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/66f2e50aedf5e82f605365e8/e/6974d6f179d88bc8ee6decb9/media.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/i-scream-you-scream-podcast-7026581/episodes/65-casket-girls-new-orleans Duration seconds: 3650 ## Resource In the 1700s, New Orleans was part of a struggling French colony desperate for new residents. So, naturally, they started importing women to help grow the population. But when 88 of these women arrived - deathly pale and carrying coffin-shaped luggage - it’s said they tore through New Orleans on a vampiric murder spree, leading the local nuns to imprison them in a convent attic…where some say they remain to this day.  Today, we’re exploring the legend of the Casket Girls and the real women who inspired it. Correction: The Anne Rice novel Gina mentions is Interview with the Vampire, not Interview for a Vampire. Gina pleads not guilty by reason of slight inebriation.  Story starts: 12:59 📖Book recommendations:  A Dowry of Blood by S.T. Gibson City Witchery by Lisa Marie Basile Welcome to I Scream, You Scream, where Gina & Kathryn serve up your weekly scoop of the most chilling histories, mysteries & paranormal perplexities – all with a side of ice cream! 🍦Flavor of the Month: Coffee + Bourbon 💀Topic of the Month: New Orleans   🖤 Join our Patreon for bonus content, shoutouts, and exclusive treats! New episodes drop every Tuesday! 👻Want to share a ghost story of your own? Send us an email: iscreamyouscreampod@gmail.com Join our I Scream socials! https://linktr.ee/iscreamyouscreampod ⭐Don’t forget to hit us with a five star rating wherever you listen/watch!  Keep it cool🍦And keep it creepy💀 📚Sources:  New Orleans Tourism Ghost City Tours DuPont and Company Tours History Collection New Orleans Legendary Walking Tours Country Roads Magazine Women & the American Story Very Local  St. Louis Cathedral  Lore with Aaron Mahnke  📸Credits: Tripadvisor History Extra  New Statesman New Orleans Tourism Hosted on Acast. See a… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/i-scream-you-scream-podcast-7026581/episodes/65-casket-girls-new-orleans/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/i-scream-you-scream-podcast-7026581/65-casket-girls-new-orleans.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.