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Lydia Madison

Case from New Orleans, LA dated Jan 04, 1992

Victim Details

Lydia Madison

Female

Black / African American

New Orleans

LA

1992-01-04

29

Lydia

Madison

06/29/2026

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On a chilling day, the body of 29-year-old Lydia Madison was discovered, marking another grim chapter in a series of slayings that haunted New Orleans. A female victim of strangulation, her death was quickly linked to a string of similar murders attributed to an elusive figure dubbed the 'Storyville Slayer.' The discovery of her body, found beneath the South Claiborne Avenue overpass near Earhart Boulevard, sent ripples of fear through a city already on edge. The location of the discovery was al ...
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  • Storyville Slayer - Wikipedia
  • New Orleans Serial Killer | Unsolved Mysteries Wiki - Fandom
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