Dur to work commitments and lack of spare time, we’ll switch to an episode every 2 weeks for a while.
Episode 32: The Crazy life of René Belbenoît
René Belbenoît was a petty thief sentenced to prison on Devil’s Island in French Guyana. Twice. He escaped. 5 times. And died of old age. This is his crazy story.
Episode 31: The Assassination of French President Doumer
On the 6th May 1932, Paul Doumer, 13th president of the French 3rd Republic, is assassinated by the Russian Pavel Gorguloff from 2 bullets, one having hit the president to the head.
No episode this week
Due to time issues, there won’t be an episode this week. Back next week.
Episode 30: The Fualdès Affair
On the 20 March 1817, a lifeless body is found on the banks of the Aveyron river near Rodez. The throat was cut, making an obvious murder. The victim is well known: it’s Bernardin Fualdès, a retired prosecutor. This affair is one of the most infamous of the 19th century and will be followed avidly all over Europe, marking the start of true crime, crime magazines, and the crime-obsessed press.
Episode 29: The Truphème Affair
On the 28th February 1928, in a ditch along a forest road, is found the body of Gaston Truphème, jewellery dealer, wrapped in a blanket and on fire. Legendary affair with a someone that will become a legendary fictional character.
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas everybody. We’ll come back after the holidays.
Episode 28: The Pockmarked
In 1986, a young girl is killed in a building basement in Paris. Some witnesses describe the suspect as having chickenpox scars on his face. He becomes “the pockmarked man” or “the Pockmarked”. The case will take 35 years to come to a conclusion in September 2021.
Episode 27: The Theft of Mona Lisa
What made an Italian painter decorator think it was a good idea to steal the world’s most famous painting? And how did some “Half wit” slip through the Surete’s fingers?
Episode 26: The Janet Marshall Murder
On the Sunday 28th August 1955, a bunch of teenagers from Belloy-sur-Somme, in the North of France, discover the lifeless body of Janet Marshall in the bushes. The search for the killer will go on for months.
