“We believe that, despite a possibly cruel temperament and an impetuous nature that she followed throughout her life, Madame Delphine Macarty Lopez Blanque Lalaurie was not a serial killer, a sexual sadist or a perpetrator of bizarre medical experiments. She was a willful, spoiled, beautiful Creole socialite whose temper led her down the path of infamy.” HorrorNew OrleansHauntedMansionNew Orleans French QuarterLalaurie Book:Mad Madame LaLaurie: New Orleans' Most Famous Murderess Revealed Source: Mad Madame LaLaurie: New Orleans' Most Famous Murderess Revealed