Idolobha laseNew Orleans laziwa ngomculo we-jazz, amaphathi asangene, ukudla kwama-creole, isimo sengqondo sokunganaki. Kodwa-ke, ngokungazi kuzivakashi eziningi ezithutheleka kuleli dolobha minyaka yonke ukuvumela izikhathi ezimnandi zigijime, iBig Easy inesithunzi esimnyama kakhulu. Njengoba iNew Orleans iheha labo abafuna isikhathi esihle, ibuye ihehe labo abanezisusa ezimnyama.

ICrescent City ibilokhu inomoya wodlame nemfihlakalo ngakho, kanye nesikhathi esedlule esinodlame. Ngokuchitheka kwegazi emigwaqweni ngesikhathi sempi nomlando ocebile kwezobuciko obumnyama, amaNawlins ayisiphepho esifanele labo abamukela uhlangothi olumnyama lwempilo. Njengoba nje idolobha elithandekayo lizala ubuciko, liphinde lizale ababulali.
UDelphine LaLaurie             

 

Enye yezindaba zesipoki ezidume kakhulu ukweqa iCrescent City empeleni isuselwe enanini elifanele leqiniso. Ngenkathi indaba kaDelphine LaLaurie nesithabathaba somuzi wakhe esesishintshile eminyakeni edlule njengomdlalo omubi wocingo, amathambo angenalutho asashaqisa impela.

Ukusuka kusocialite kuya kwinhlalo yabantu, uLaLaurie wasinda kubayeni ababili ngaphambi kokuthuthela esithabathabeni somuzi wakhe kuRoyal Street eQuarter yaseFrance. I-aura yokusola maqondana nokufa kwamadoda akhe amabili okuqala yayihlala ilandela uLaLaurie, njengoba kwenza imibuzo mayelana nokuphathwa kwezigqila zakhe.

Kwenzekani ngemuva kwezindonga zomuzi wakhe omile kahle? Amahemuhemu okuphathwa kabi kwezigqila zakhe agcwala imigwaqo futhi ahleba ezindebeni zawo wonke umuntu, kodwa abukho ubufakazi obake balethwa ukuze kufakazelwe lezi zimangalo. Kuze kwaqubuka umlilo endlini ngo-1834.

Lapho bengena abaphenduli basekhaya bathola ukuthi imvelaphi yamalangabi iqale ekhishini. Umpheki womndeni, isigqila esineminyaka engamashumi ayisikhombisa ubudala, uboshwe ngamaketanga kuhhavini ngeqakala. Uvumile ukuthi wabeka umlilo njengomzamo wokuzibulala ngenxa yokwesaba ukuthathwa ayiswe egumbini eliphezulu njengenjeziso. Wachaza uma usuyiswe ekamelweni elisophahleni awuzange uphinde ubonwe.

Abaphendulile bangena esitezi esiphezulu sesithabathaba somuzi, futhi abakutholile kwakungasethusi. Ama-akhawunti asitshela ukuthi izigqila eziyisikhombisa zitholakale egumbini elisophahleni lwalesi sithabathaba somuzi, iningi lazo limiswe ngentamo, zonke zicwiywe ngandlela thile. Imilenze yabo yayeluliwe futhi izimpawu ezisobala zokuncipha nokuhlukunyezwa ngokomzimba zaphawula imizimba yabo. Abanye babefaka ngisho nokhololo abathandekayo ukuze ikhanda labo lime mpo. Ngesikhathi abaphenyi behlola amagceke efa kwatholakala izidumbu ezimbili zabantu abashonile, esinye sazo kuyingane.

Lapho zizwa ukuhlukunyezwa okwenzeka endlini kaLaLaurie, izakhamizi ezazithukuthele zavukela zahlasela lesi sithabathaba somuzi. Isixuku sichitha yonke into engaphakathi kwezindonga. Ngeshwa umndeni weqa ubulungiswa bendawo wabalekela eParis lapho amanye ama-akhawunti ezimpilo zawo engazange abhalwe maphepha.

 

I-Axeman yaseNew Orleans

 

I-Axeman yaseNew Orleans ngumbulali obulalayo owethusa imigwaqo ye-Big Easy kusuka ngoMeyi 1918 kuya ku-Okthoba 1919, walimaza futhi wabulala izisulu ezingaba yishumi nambili.

Kuncane kakhulu okwaziwayo nge-Axeman. Izisulu zakhe eziningi zahlangabezana nokushona kwazo, waqagela, ngembazo. Imvamisa isikhali sokubulala esisetshenziswe kulobu bugebengu kwakuyizembe lomuntu uqobo. Abanye bahlangabezana nesiphetho sabo ngensingo eqondile. Okumangazayo ukuthi akukho lutho olwake lwathathwa lapho kuhlala khona isisulu, okusho ukuthi ukuhlaselwa kwakungagqugquzelwa yizigebengu.

Elinye lamaphoyisa axhuma elenziwe ukuthi iningi lezisulu kwakungabokufika base-Italy, noma ama-Italiya aseMelika, aphakamisa inhloso ehlobene nobuhlanga. Abanye ochwepheshe emkhakheni babecabanga ukuthi ukubulala kwakushukunyiswa ubulili. Bakholelwa ukuthi isisusa sangempela se-Axeman kwakuwukufuna umuntu wesifazane ukuze abulale, kanti amadoda abulawa noma alimala ekhaya ayeyizithiyo nje ngaleso sikhathi.

Ngokushesha nje lapho kuqala ukubulala kwaphela. Ngisho nakubachwepheshe banamuhla emkhakheni inhloso ayikacaci, kodwa kunento eyodwa eqinisekile; i-Axeman ayikaze ikhonjwe futhi izindaba zakhe zokubulala kanye ne-mayhem zisagcwele imigwaqo yaseNew Orleans.

 

Ukubulawa KweVampire

 

Ngenkathi lokhu kubulala okuphindwe kabili kungenzekanga eNew Orleans, umbulali wabalekela eCrescent City namalungu akhe asemancane futhi ayizinsizwa. Uqinisile, ngesikhathi secala lakhe uRod Ferrell wayekholelwa ukuthi wayeyi-vampire eneminyaka engama-500 ubudala, futhi yena, nomndeni wakhe wezinye izidumbu, wabalekela ekhaya lobumnyama, imfihlakalo, nezothando ezivezwa kumanoveli abo abawathandayo IziKronike zeVampire ngu-Anne Rice.

Icala elenziwa nguFerrell elokubulawa kwabazali bakhe uHeather Wendorf osemncane. UWendorf utshele uFerrell ukuthi uhlala ekhaya nabazali bakhe “uyisihogo” futhi ufuna ukubaleka naye, kodwa uyazi ukuthi abazali bakhe abasoze bamyeka.

Ukuze akhulule ingane yakhe esanda kuvalwa, uFerrell kanye nelungu elithile lehlelo le-vampire uHoward Scott Anderson bangena ekhaya laseWendorf lapho ashaya khona bobabili abazali bakaHeather. URod wabe eseshisa u-'V 'kuRichard Wendorf, ubaba kaHeather, ngemuva kokugeza ikhanda lakhe ngesihluku.

Bacabanga ukuthi bazokwamukelwa eNew Orleans, lo mndeni wabaleka endaweni yobugebengu e-Eustis Florida waya eBig Easy ngemoto abayintshontsha endaweni yesehlakalo. Mere miles ukusuka lapho babeya khona baboshwa ehhotela iHoward Johnson ngesikhathi elinye lamalungu lifonela umama wabo lifuna imali, yona eyanikela ngamaphoyisa lapho iqembu likhona.

Ngokusebenzisa izimangalo ezingenabufakazi, labo abakhulume noFerrell kusukela ngesikhathi sakhe ejele bathi usakholelwa ukuthi akafi.

 

Umbulali weBayou Blue Serial

 

URonald Dominique, owaziwa nangokuthi iBayou Blue Serial Killer, wasizakala ngomphakathi owamukelayo nowavulekile wezitabane eNew Orleans. UDominique wazingela imigoqo kanye namakilabhu edolobheni, wawasebenzisa njengendawo yakhe yokuzingela kusukela ngo-1997 kwaze kwaba ukuboshwa kwakhe okungenakugwemeka ngo-2006. Wafuna amadoda ayecabanga ukuthi angathanda ukulala naye ukuze athole imali.

UDominique uthi isisusa sakhe kwakuwukudlwengula la madoda, kodwa ukuze agweme imiphumela yokubanjwa nokushushiswa ngumthetho, wanquma ukuthi ukubabulala kuzoqinisekisa ukuthula kwabo ngecala lakhe. Wabulala okungenani izisulu ezingamashumi amabili nantathu esikhathini esiyiminyaka eyishumi ngaphambi kokuba abanjwe yiziphathimandla ngoDisemba 1, 2006. UDominique wazibophezela enecala lokubulala ukuze agweme isigwebo sentambo.