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July 19, 2025 33 mins

Welcome to Cold Logic. Tonight, host Silas Gray descends into one of the most chilling legal cases ever recorded: the astonishing true story of Clairvius Narcisse, a man pronounced dead and buried in 1962, only to reappear eighteen years later, claiming he was zombified and enslaved. This gripping narrative explores the Haitian Penal Code's unique stance on zombification, treating it not as folklore, but as a severe criminal act of murder. We meticulously examine the official documentation, family testimony, and scientific investigations by ethnobotanist Dr. Wade Davis, who hypothesized a potent cocktail of tetrodotoxin and Datura stramonium used to induce a death-like coma and psychological control. Discover the shocking court proceedings where a Haitian judge legally reversed Narcisse’s death certificate, a profound moment where cultural belief and scientific inquiry collided in a nation that recognizes zombies as a terrifying reality. This episode rigorously analyzes the medical, psychological, sociological, and spiritual theories surrounding zombification, revealing how fear, belief, and biology can intertwine into a uniquely terrifying form of human control. If you are compelled by true mysteries, forensic history, medical anomalies, Haitian culture, Vodou, and the intersection of law with the unexplained, this Cold Logic investigation into a chilling legal precedent is an essential listen. Subscribe to Cold Logic for more profound storytelling that unearths hidden truths and forces you to question everything.


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