A North Carolina man is searching for answers after his mother tragically died during a Vodou retreat in Haiti. Dana Jackson, 51, had traveled to Haiti in July 2024 with hopes of becoming a Manbo priestess, a respected role within the Haitian Vodou tradition. Manbo priestesses, like their male counterparts known as oungan, perform vital ceremonies, initiations, healings, and divinations within the Vodou faith.