Mzinda wa New Orleans umadziwika ndi nyimbo zake za jazi, maphwando amisala, chakudya cha creole, alibe nkhawa. Komabe, alendo ambiri omwe amabwera mumzinda uno chaka chilichonse kuti nthawi yabwino iziyenda, Big Easy ili ndi mdima wambiri. Ngakhale New Orleans imakopa iwo omwe akufuna nthawi yabwino, imakopanso omwe ali ndi zolinga zoyipa.

Mzinda wa Crescent nthawi zonse umakhala ndi ziwawa komanso zozizwitsa, komanso zachiwawa zakale. Ndikukhetsa magazi m'misewu munthawi yankhondo komanso mbiri yakale muzojambula zamdima, Nawlins ndi mkuntho wabwino kwa iwo omwe akukhala mbali yakuda ya moyo. Momwe mzinda wokondedwa umasinthira zaluso, umaberekanso wakupha.
Delphine LaLaurie             

 

Imodzi mwa nkhani zodziwika bwino kwambiri zamzimu kuti athawe mumzinda wa Crescent ndizokhazikika pachowonadi chabwino. Pomwe nkhani ya Delphine LaLaurie ndi nyumba yake yoopsa yasintha pazaka zambiri ngati masewera olakwika pafoni, mafupa opanda kanthu akadali ochititsa mantha.

Kuchokera pa socialite mpaka sociopath, LaLaurie adapulumuka amuna awiri asanasamuke munyumba yake ku Royal Street ku French Quarter. Kukayikira zakufa kwa amuna ake awiri oyamba kumamutsatira LaLaurie, monganso kufunsa kwamachitidwe a akapolo ake.

Kodi chinachitika ndi chiyani kuseli kwa nyumba yayikulu yanyumba yake? Mphekesera zakuzunza kwa akapolo ake zidadzaza misewu ndikunena zamilomo ya aliyense, koma palibe umboni womwe udabweretsedwapo wotsimikizira izi. Mpaka pomwe moto unabuka mnyumbayi mu 1834.

Atalowa munyumba omwe adayankha adazindikira kuti magwero amoto adayambira kukhitchini. Wophika wabanjali, kapolo wazaka makumi asanu ndi awiri, adamangiriridwa ku uvuni ndi bondo lake. Adavomereza kuyatsa moto ngati njira yofuna kudzipha chifukwa choopa kutengedwa kupita kuchipinda chapamwamba ngati chilango. Adafotokoza mutatengeredwa kuchipinda chogona simunawonenso.

Otsutsawo adakwera pamwamba pa nyumbayo, ndipo zomwe adapeza sizowopsa. Maakaunti amatiuza kuti akapolo asanu ndi awiri adapezeka m'chipinda cha nyumbayo, ambiri aiwo adayimitsidwa ndi khosi lawo, onse adadulidwa mwanjira ina. Miyendo yawo idatambasulidwa ndipo zizindikilo zowoneka zowonda komanso kuzunzidwa zidadziwika m'matupi awo. Ena anali kuvala ngakhale makolala otetemera kuti mutu wawo usayime. Ofufuza atasanthula malo a malowo matupi awiri omwalira adafukulidwa, m'modzi mwa iwo anali mwana.

Atamva za nkhanza zomwe zidachitika m'nyumba ya LaLaurie, nzika zokwiya zidachita chipolowe ndikuukira nyumbayo. Anthuwo akuwononga chilichonse mkati mwa makoma. Tsoka ilo banjali lidathawa kuweruza komweko ndikuthawira ku Paris komwe nkhani zina za miyoyo yawo sizidalembedwe.

 

Axeman waku New Orleans

 

Axeman waku New Orleans ndi wakupha wamba yemwe adawopseza misewu ya Big Easy kuyambira Meyi 1918 mpaka Okutobala 1919, kuvulaza ndikupha anthu khumi ndi awiri.

Zochepa kwambiri zimadziwika za Axeman. Ambiri mwa omwe adamuzunza adamwalira, mwaganiza, ndi nkhwangwa. Nthawi zambiri chida chakupha chomwe chimkagwiritsidwa ntchito pamlanduwu chinali nkhwangwa yawomwe adachitidwayo. Ena adakumana ndi malezala awo molunjika. Chodabwitsa ndichakuti palibe chomwe chidatengedwa kunyumba kwa wovulalayo, zomwe zikutanthauza kuti kuwukira sikunachitike chifukwa cha kuba.

Apolisi olumikizana omwe adapanga ndikuti ambiri mwa omwe adazunzidwa anali ochokera ku Italiya, kapena aku Italiya-aku America, zomwe zimafotokoza chifukwa chotsatira mafuko. Akatswiri ena pantchitoyi amaganiza kuti kupha kumeneku kumalimbikitsidwa ndi kugonana. Amakhulupirira kuti cholinga chenicheni cha Axeman chinali kufunafuna mkazi kuti aphe, ndipo amuna omwe anaphedwa kapena kuvulala mnyumba anali zovuta chabe panthawiyo.

Mwamsanga pamene kupha kumeneku kunayamba kunatha. Ngakhale kwa akatswiri amakono pantchito cholinga chawo sichikumveka, koma chinthu chimodzi ndichotsimikiza; Axeman sanadziwikebe ndipo nkhani zake zakupha ndi mayhem zidakalipobe m'misewu ya New Orleans.

 

Kupha Vampire

 

Ngakhale kuti kupha kawiri kumeneku sikunachitike ku New Orleans, wakuphayo adathawira ku Crescent City ndi mzukwa wake watsopano komanso achibale ake. Ndiko kulondola, pa nthawi ya mlandu wake Rod Ferrell ankakhulupirira kuti anali vampire wazaka 500, ndipo iye, ndi banja lake la amzake anzawo, anathawira kunyumba ya mdima, chinsinsi, ndi zachikondi zomwe zimawonetsedwa m'mabuku awo omwe amawakonda Zolemba za Vampire Wolemba Anne Rice.

Mlandu womwe Ferrell adachita ndikupha kawiri makolo a Heather Wendorf wachichepere. Wendorf adauza Ferrell kukhala kunyumba ndi makolo ake kuti ndi "helo" ndipo amafuna kuthawa naye, koma amadziwa kuti makolo ake sangamulole kupita.

Pofuna kumasula kamwana kake kameneka, Ferrell ndi membala wina wachipembedzo cha vampire a Howard Scott Anderson adalowa mnyumba ya Wendorf komwe adamenya makolo onse a Heather. Ndodo idawotcha 'V' kupita kwa Richard Wendorf, abambo a Heather, atatsuka mutu wake mwankhanza.

Poganiza kuti adzalandiridwa ku New Orleans, banja lawo lidathawa ku Eustis Florida kupita ku Big Easy mgalimoto yomwe adabera m'ndende. Atayenda mtunda wa makilomita ochepa kuchokera komwe amapita adagwidwa ku hotelo ya Howard Johnson pomwe m'modzi mwa mamembalawo adayimbira amayi awo ndalama, nawonso adatsitsa apolisi komwe adali komweko.

Kudzera pazinthu zopanda umboni, iwo omwe adalankhula ndi Ferrell kuyambira nthawi yomwe anali m'ndende akuti akukhulupirirabe kuti ali wosafa.

 

Wakupha wa Serialou wa Bayou

 

Ronald Dominique, yemwenso amadziwika kuti Bayou Blue Serial Killer, adagwiritsa ntchito mwayi wolandila komanso wotseguka ku New Orleans. Dominique adasokoneza mipiringidzo ndi zibonga mumzindawu, ndikuzigwiritsa ntchito ngati malo ake osakira kuyambira 1997 mpaka pomwe adamangidwa mosayembekezereka mu 2006. Adafunafuna amuna omwe amaganiza kuti angafune kugona naye ndalama.

Dominique akuti cholinga chake choyambirira chinali kungogwiririra amuna awa, koma kuti apewe zovuta zakugwidwa ndikuzunzidwa ndi lamulo, adaganiza zowapha ziziwatsimikizira kuti akhala chete. Anapha anthu osachepera makumi awiri mphambu atatu mzaka khumi asanamugwire ndi akuluakulu aboma pa Disembala 1, 2006. Dominique adalonjeza mlandu wakupha woyamba kuti apewe chilango cha imfa.