#88: The LaLaurie Mansion Fire & the 1834 Zodiac Back
6/21/2026: On today’s episode, Valerie covers the horrific story of serial killer Madame Delphine LaLaurie, and the appalling discoveries found within her New Orleans mansion following a kitchen fire. We also discuss the unspeakable treatment of enslaved people in general, and whether this famous story was actually out of the ordinary. Next, Amy Jo shares what the outer planets were up to in 1834 - Pluto in Aries, Neptune (not discovered yet) in Capricorn, and Uranus in Aquarius. She also presents the introduction of eclipse maps in the Nautical Almanac, the story of Herschel competitor and medal recipient, Scottish born “Messier of the Southern Skies” James Dunlop, and the upcoming Mercury retrograde in the 1834 Zodiac Back.
Cover Photo: Madame Delphine LaLaurie
Sources/Photo Sources
Intro Sources:
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The LaLaurie Mansion Fire Sources:
https://www.newspapers.com/image/35043082/
https://ghostcitytours.com/new-orleans/madame-lalaurie/
https://www.neworleanslegendarywalkingtours.com/blog/womens-history-month-madame-delphine-lalaurie
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delphine_LaLaurie
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lane_Seminary
The LaLaurie Mansion Photo Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delphine_LaLaurie#/media/File:Delphine_LaLaurie.jpg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delphine_LaLaurie#/media/File:Delphine_LaLaurie_memorial_plate.jpg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delphine_LaLaurie#/media/File:LaLaurie_Mansion.jpg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lane_Seminary#/media/File:LaneSeminary.jpg
https://www.myneworleans.com/1889-2/
1834 Zodiac Back Sources:
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1835MmRAS...8..240H/abstract
https://www.eclipseatlas.com/1830-to-1834
https://www.astrolearn.com/astrology-articles/asteroids-1834/
https://mooncalendar.astro-seek.com/total-lunar-eclipse-sagittarius-full-moon-day-21-june-1834
https://patrickwatsonastrology.com/planets-in-signs/neptune-in-the-signs/neptune-in-aquarius/
https://patrickwatsonastrology.com/planets-in-signs/pluto-in-the-signs/pluto-in-aries/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Whewell https://photoephemeris.com/en/eclipses/lunar/TLE1834/simulator
1834 Zodiac Back Photo Sources:
https://iapsop.com/archive/materials/horoscope_zadkiel/exemplar.jpg
https://www.eclipsewise.com/lunar/LEping/1801-1900/LE1834-06-21T.gif
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