By Chuck Hustmyre
January 4, 2007
ST. FRANCISVILLE, La. (Crime Library) —
"I ain't afraid of no ghost."
—from the theme song for the movie Ghostbusters
It was supposed to be a quiet trip to the country. No husbands, no kids. Just four friends on a girls' getaway weekend at The Myrtles. Nothing but peace and quiet and relaxation.
They didn't count on the ghosts.
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| The Myrtles sign |
The Myrtles is an 18th century plantation house tucked into the rolling hills of West Feliciana Parish near the banks of the Mississippi River. The fields that once sprawled around it were at one time rich with cotton and indigo.
Local legend says that in the early 1800s, the plantation's owner, Judge Clark Woodruff, was having an affair with his children's nanny, a young slave woman named Chloe. After the judge caught Chloe eavesdropping on a family conversation, he ordered Chloe's left ear cut off and sent her to work in the sweltering kitchen, which was separate from the main house.
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