Episode 106: The Witch of Yazoo City

In this episode of Unexplained America, your host Lisa has special guest host Amber delight us with the lore of the Yazoo City Witch of Yazoo City, Mississippi.Amber begins with a little background of Yazoo City, Mississippi; then lets us know the story of the town--that in 1884, there was an alleged woman that was found to have killed some men and the men were found in her shack down in the swamps of the Yazoo River. Then allegedly the women was buried in the town cemetery and her grave had iron chains around it.Amber outlines the folklore, and then the real fire of 1904 which engulfed the whole town--this fire that was allegedly prophesied by this story of the woman with the iron chained grave.Now this grave of the woman or the alleged "Witch" exists today in Yazoo City, and in fact, is a tourist attraction.Listen to hear full details.References for this Episode:Biloxi Daily Herald. (1904, May 26). The most disastrous fire in the history of Mississippi occurred today at Yazoo City… Newspaper Archive. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yazoo_City%2C_MississippiCity of Yazoo City. (n.d.). The history of Yazoo City. City of Yazoo City. https://cityofyazoocity.org/visit-yazoo-city/the-history-of-yazoo/?utm_source=chatgpt.comCharlie Wingard. (n.d.). First Presbyterian Church and the 1904 Yazoo City fire. https://charliewingard.com/first-presbyterian-church-and-the-1904-yazoo-city-fire/?utm_source=chatgpt.comEp 27 – The Witch, the Grave, the Fire, and the Chain. (2021, September 21). Haunted Hospitality. https://hauntedhospitality.wordpress.com/2021/09/21/ep-27-the-witch-the-grave-the-fire-and-the-chain-the-witch-of-yazoo/?utm_source=chatgpt.comFishermen, Fear, and Fire: The Legend of the Witch of Yazoo City. (2023, July 21). Medium. https://medium.com/%40reeseohr/fishermen-fear-and-fire-the-legend-of-the-witch-of-yazoo-city-ed2d15c133fd?utm_source=chatgpt.comMay 25, 1904: The Revenge of the Witch of Yazoo. (2020, May 25). Random Times. https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/experiences/mississippi/witch-of-yazoo-legend-ms?utm_source=chatgpt.comSouthern Mysteries Podcast. (2024, September 9). Episode 151: The mystery of the Witch of Yazoo City. Southern Mysteries. https://southernmysteries.com/2024/09/09/witchofyazoocity/?utm_source=chatgpt.comThe Witch of Yazoo. (2022, August 11). Mississippi Folklore. https://msfolklore.wordpress.com/2022/08/11/the-witch-of-yazoo/?utm_source=chatgpt.comThe Witch of Yazoo. (n.d.). Paranormal Mississippi Case Files.