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'''Clementine Barnabet''' (1894-1923) was an African-American [[serial killer]], [[mass murder]]er, and a cult member. She committed murders in [[Louisiana]] and [[Texas]] between 1911 and 1912,<ref name="language">{{cite thesis |first=Christina |last=Zheng |date=2018 |url=https://search.proquest.com/docview/2123078475/ |
'''Clementine Barnabet''' (1894-1923) was an African-American [[serial killer]], [[mass murder]]er, and a cult member. She committed murders in [[Louisiana]] and [[Texas]] between 1911 and 1912,<ref name="language">{{cite thesis |first=Christina |last=Zheng |date=2018 |url=https://search.proquest.com/docview/2123078475/ |title=The Language of Male and Female Serial Killers: A Forensic Linguistic Examination |publisher=ProQuest Dissertations Publishing |access-date=November 12, 2019}}</ref> and was believed to have accomplices as part of a violent religious sect.<ref name="Gauthreaux 2015"/> Initially suspicion fell on her father, but police investigation led to her being a suspect. She confessed to involvement in 35 murders. After a police investigation, she was convicted and imprisoned for her crimes. Barnabet escaped from prison and was not definitively known afterwards. |
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== Early life == |
== Early life == |
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Clementine Barnabet is believed to have been born around 1894 in St. Martinville, Louisiana and moved to Lafayette, Louisiana in 1909.<ref name="Gauthreaux 2015">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/ |
Clementine Barnabet is believed to have been born around 1894 in St. Martinville, Louisiana and moved to Lafayette, Louisiana in 1909.<ref name="Gauthreaux 2015">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/?id=5M3-CgAAQBAJ&pg=PA187&dq=%22clementine+barnabet%22#v=onepage&q=%22clementine%20barnabet%22&f=false|title=Dark Bayou: Infamous Louisiana Homicides|last=Gauthreaux|first=Alan G.|last2=Hippensteel|first2=D. G.|date=2015 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-1-4766-6295-4}}</ref> She was born into a two-parent household and lived with her mother and father, Nina Porter and Raymond Barnabet.<ref name="Gauthreaux 2015"/> She had one brother, Zepherin Barnabet. When she was 17, she joined a cult called the Church of Sacrifice which prompted the start of the murders that she committed. Raymond Barnabet was reported to be abusive to his family and very aggressive. |
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== Killing patterns == |
== Killing patterns == |
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In the Barnabet residence, a man's suit covered with blood and brain matter was found in Clementine Barnabet's closet. This prompted police to arrest Barnabet as a prime suspect, along with her father, of the numerous murders committed in the area. When initially arrested, Clementine denied all connections to the murders. |
In the Barnabet residence, a man's suit covered with blood and brain matter was found in Clementine Barnabet's closet. This prompted police to arrest Barnabet as a prime suspect, along with her father, of the numerous murders committed in the area. When initially arrested, Clementine denied all connections to the murders. |
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However, eventually Barnabet admitted to 35 murders.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/ |
However, eventually Barnabet admitted to 35 murders.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/?id=HWI9AAAAYAAJ&pg=PA158&dq=%22clementine+barnabet%22#v=onepage&q=%22clementine%20barnabet%22&f=false|title=Index to Dates of Current Events Occurring Or Reported Jan. 1912-Dec. 1914|date=1913|publisher=R.R. Bowker Company}}</ref> She explained her connection to the Church of Sacrifice, an offshoot of a [[Christ's Sanctified Holy Church]] congregation in [[Lake Charles, Louisiana]].<ref name="Gauthreaux 2015"/> Clementine claimed that a priestess of the Church of Sacrifice had given her and her friends "conjure bags" (see [[Hoodoo (folk magic)|Hoodoo]]) that would grant them supernatural powers and make them undetectable to the authorities.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/?id=O6ZXAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA133&dq=%22clementine+barnabet%22#v=onepage&q=%22clementine%20barnabet%22&f=false |title=The American library annual 1911/12-1917/18: including list of American libraries of over 5000 volumes : libraries of Latin America : library schools and short courses: library and book-trade periodicals and organizations : book publication statistics, etc|date=1913|publisher=Office of the Publishers' weekly}}</ref> This spurred Barnabet into committing her first murder to test whether or not this was true.<ref name="Gauthreaux 2015"/> |
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== Sentencing and disappearance == |
== Sentencing and disappearance == |
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At only 18 years old,<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/ |
At only 18 years old,<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/?id=y0w_DwAAQBAJ&pg=PT166&dq=%22clementine+barnabet%22#v=onepage&q=%22clementine%20barnabet%22&f=false |title=Louisiana Ghost Stories: Tales of the Supernatural from the Bayou State |last=Wimberly|first=J. Lee|date=2017-11-14|publisher=Archway Publishing|isbn=9781480853171}}</ref> in October 1912, Clementine Barnabet was sentenced to life in prison at Angola State Penitentiary. In July 1913, she tried to escape jail but was caught. However, in August 1923, Barnabet walked out of prison, after which no knowledge exists on her whereabouts.<ref name="Gauthreaux 2015" /> |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
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Revision as of 07:44, 9 December 2019
Clementine Barnabet (1894-1923) was an African-American serial killer, mass murderer, and a cult member. She committed murders in Louisiana and Texas between 1911 and 1912,[1] and was believed to have accomplices as part of a violent religious sect.[2] Initially suspicion fell on her father, but police investigation led to her being a suspect. She confessed to involvement in 35 murders. After a police investigation, she was convicted and imprisoned for her crimes. Barnabet escaped from prison and was not definitively known afterwards.
Early life
Clementine Barnabet is believed to have been born around 1894 in St. Martinville, Louisiana and moved to Lafayette, Louisiana in 1909.[2] She was born into a two-parent household and lived with her mother and father, Nina Porter and Raymond Barnabet.[2] She had one brother, Zepherin Barnabet. When she was 17, she joined a cult called the Church of Sacrifice which prompted the start of the murders that she committed. Raymond Barnabet was reported to be abusive to his family and very aggressive.
Killing patterns
The Barnabet killings followed a consistent pattern. Barnabet would often murder entire families rather than one singular person. She used an axe for butchering her victims and cutting off their heads.[1] Once she had butchered the entire family, she would then lay their bodies in bed together and leave them to be found as such. Barnabet's killings occurred between Lafayette, Louisiana and Texas.
Investigation
The first murder happened in February 1911,[2] the victims being Walter and Sylvania Byers and their infant child. Later that same month, the parents and two children of the Andrus family were murdered in the same way. They were laid in the parents' bed covered in blood. An investigation was launched to find the killer. The authorities' first suspect was Raymond Barnabet, Clementine's father. The Barnabet family testified against Raymond by recounting him leaving town that night for unknown reasons and returning home late with blood and brain matter on his shoes and shirt. Zepherin, Clementine's brother, stated that when he returned home, Raymond was bragging about the murders that he had committed and said that the victim family deserved it.[citation needed]
During the time Raymond was being investigated, more killings occurred. In March 1911, Alfred and Elizabeth Casaway and their three children and nephew were murdered.[2] This caused a twist in the investigation because the family had a white mother, unlike the previous two families who were all black. Raymond was thought to have committed all three of these massacres and was soon arrested and sent to Lafayette Parish Jail.
While Barnabet was awaiting trial, another familicide took place. In November 1911, Norbert and Asima Randall and their four children were murdered in a manner similar to the previous slayings.[2] This lead authorities to consider another suspect. The police then decided to investigate Clementine Barnabet.
Arrest
In the Barnabet residence, a man's suit covered with blood and brain matter was found in Clementine Barnabet's closet. This prompted police to arrest Barnabet as a prime suspect, along with her father, of the numerous murders committed in the area. When initially arrested, Clementine denied all connections to the murders.
However, eventually Barnabet admitted to 35 murders.[3] She explained her connection to the Church of Sacrifice, an offshoot of a Christ's Sanctified Holy Church congregation in Lake Charles, Louisiana.[2] Clementine claimed that a priestess of the Church of Sacrifice had given her and her friends "conjure bags" (see Hoodoo) that would grant them supernatural powers and make them undetectable to the authorities.[4] This spurred Barnabet into committing her first murder to test whether or not this was true.[2]
Sentencing and disappearance
At only 18 years old,[5] in October 1912, Clementine Barnabet was sentenced to life in prison at Angola State Penitentiary. In July 1913, she tried to escape jail but was caught. However, in August 1923, Barnabet walked out of prison, after which no knowledge exists on her whereabouts.[2]
See also
General:
References
- ^ a b Zheng, Christina (2018). The Language of Male and Female Serial Killers: A Forensic Linguistic Examination (Thesis). ProQuest Dissertations Publishing. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Gauthreaux, Alan G.; Hippensteel, D. G. (2015). Dark Bayou: Infamous Louisiana Homicides. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-6295-4.
- ^ Index to Dates of Current Events Occurring Or Reported Jan. 1912-Dec. 1914. R.R. Bowker Company. 1913.
- ^ The American library annual 1911/12-1917/18: including list of American libraries of over 5000 volumes : libraries of Latin America : library schools and short courses: library and book-trade periodicals and organizations : book publication statistics, etc. Office of the Publishers' weekly. 1913.
- ^ Wimberly, J. Lee (2017-11-14). Louisiana Ghost Stories: Tales of the Supernatural from the Bayou State. Archway Publishing. ISBN 9781480853171.
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