Revisiting the story of Clementine Barnabet, a Black woman blamed for serial murders in the Jim Crow South
- Written by Lauren Nicole Henley, Assistant Professor of Leadership Studies, University of Richmond
A grainy photograph of Clementine Barnabet.A 1912 edition of The Atlanta Constitution newspaper via Wikimedia CommonsIn April 1912, a young Black woman named Clementine Barnabet confessed to murdering four families in and around Lafayette, Louisiana. The widespread news coverage at the time effectively branded her a serial killer.
Her confession,...





