Episode 66: The bloody trunk of Millery

On the 13th August 1889, villagers contact local authorities to report a terrible smell along the road from Vernaison and Millery, near Lyon. The gruesome discovery will lead to many twists and a year of inquiry.

Toussaint-August Gouffé, the victim
Michel Eyraud
Gabrielle Bompard
The trunk
Autopsy photos
FGabrielle in a play. “Bonpetard” can mean good arse in old slang

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