Fred Staten | |
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Born | 1937 |
Died | December 1998 |
Occupation(s) | Occultist, voodoo priest |
Known for | Voodoo King of New Orleans[1][2] |
Fred Staten (1937 – December 1998) was a New Orleans nightclub performer commonly known as the Chicken Man, although he styled himself Prince Keeyama and a voodoo priest.
Staten was born in Haiti in 1937 and later moved to New Orleans where he established a voodoo temple.[3] He became known as the Chicken Man for infamously biting off the heads of live chicken while performing his voodoo rituals.[4][1] He was taught by his Haitian grandparents the voodoo arts.[2]