Michel Fourniret is a rapist, paedophile, and serial killer that acted in France and Belgium in the 80s and 90s.
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Violette Nozière is a unique case in French criminal history. Her crimes and her life in prison put her apart from most criminals.
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Antoinette Sierri find herself in the middle of a number of murders. Not since Landru (see episode 4) has France been that fascinated by a murder case.
Antoinette Sierri
Continue reading “Episode 40: The Antoinette Sierri Affair”Episode 39: The Rachel Galtié Affair
Rachel Galtié is a good looking 20 year old who has aspirations. She will stop at nothing to obtain what she wants.
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A gang attacks a company to steal pay money. But things go bad for everybody. This affair has hints of the Bande a Bonnot (Episode 5).
Episode 37: The Omar Raddad Affair Part 2
This is the second and final part of the Omar Raddad Affair. If you haven’t already, listen to part 1 first.
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On the 24th June 1991, Ghislaine Marchal, an old lady living in the South-East of France near the Mediterranean coast, is found dead with an inscription in blood naming her killer. This is part 1 of 2.
Continue reading “Episode 36: The Omar Raddad Affair Part 1”Episode 35: The Canaby’s Affair
In 1905, in Bordeaux, Henriette Canaby is accused of poisoning her husband so that she could live with her lover. Is any of it true?
Continue reading “Episode 35: The Canaby’s Affair”Episode 34: The Papillaud Murders
On the 2nd September 1916, Julien Papillaud and his sister Germaine, are found dead in their house. The gendarmerie suspects a robbery gone wrong and will need luck to solve the case.
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After WWI, an unlikely gang of gangsters is created in France. They rob high profile places and pocket large amounts of money. Their particularity: they escape in front wheel drive Citroens, hence their name: the gang des tractions avant, aka the front wheel drive gang.
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