The Pet Cemetery Murders: A Ghost Story
13 stories Updated for U.S. readers
Brandon Nodier: Where Is the Man Who Killed Dorothy Lou Thompson Now?
Article 4: Brandon Nodier: Where Is the Man Who Killed Dorothy Lou Thompson Now? Short answer: Brandon Nodier pleaded guilty to manslaugh...
Azalea Pet Cemetery: The Cursed Land Where Dorothy Lou Thompson Was Killed
Article 9: Azalea Pet Cemetery: The Cursed Land Where Dorothy Lou Thompson Was Killed The Azalea Original Pet Cemetery in Toca, St. Berna...
Detective John Doran: The Cop Who Reopened Dorothy Lou Thompson’s Cold Case in 2009
Article #11: Detective John Doran: The Cop Who Reopened Dorothy Lou Thompson’s Cold Case in 2009 For more than two decades, the 1985 murd...
St. Bernard Parish Bayou: The Haunted Louisiana Community at the Center of HBO’s New Series
Article #15: St. Bernard Parish Bayou: The Haunted Louisiana Community at the Center of HBO’s New Series HBO’s The Pet Cemetery Murders: ...
Why the Pet Cemetery Was Built on Land Locals Always Said Was Cursed
Article 20 in our 30-part series. Why do people describe the ground around Azalea Original Pet Cemetery as cursed? The answer is a mix of...
The 200 Pounds of Chains: How Dorothy Lou Thompson’s Body Was Weighed Down in the River
Article 21 in our 30-part series. When fishermen discovered Dorothy Lou Thompson's body in the Mississippi River on May 2, 1985, it was w...
Mobsters, Massacres & Family Secrets: The Dark History Unearthed in Pet Cemetery Murders
Article 22 in our 30-part series. HBO's The Pet Cemetery Murders: A Ghost Story revisits more than one homicide. Dorothy Lou Thompson's d...
The Second Witness Who Came Forward Three Years Later Claiming Dorothy Sought Vengeance
Article 26 in our 30-part series. One of the most unsettling threads in the story of Dorothy Lou Thompson is the account that a second wi...
Dorothy Lou Thompson’s Life Before the Murder: From Oklahoma to the Louisiana Bayou
Article 27 in our 30-part series. Dorothy Lou Thompson’s life before the 1985 Louisiana cold case crossed Oklahoma, Kansas City and the b...
Why This Case Stayed Cold for Decades Until Ghost Stories Forced It Open
Article 28 in our 30-part series. Dorothy Lou Thompson’s 1985 murder remained unresolved for years before an anonymous tip and later witn...
HBO Max New Releases This Weekend: Why Pet Cemetery Murders Is the One Everyone’s Talking About
Article 29 in our 30-part series. Looking for HBO Max’s notable new release this weekend? The Pet Cemetery Murders: A Ghost Story is a th...
How Two Ghost Sightings Convinced Police to Reopen a 24-Year-Old Murder Case
Two witnesses who said they had experienced ghostly encounters connected to Dorothy Lou Thompson helped bring new information to investig...
Brandon Nodier’s Confession: What He Actually Told Detectives About Killing Dorothy
What did Brandon Nodier actually confess? The public record needs a careful distinction: reports describe a witness who said Nodier had a...