In 1902, a man is found murdered in a dentist office. The affair will lead to the first arrest and conviction in the world based on fingerprints.
Episode 68: The treasure of Abbot Sauniere
At the end of the 19th century, a small village priest becomes famous for spending large amounts of money he can’t possibly own. To this day, mystery surrounds the origin of his fortune.
Episode 67: The disappearance of abbot Delarue
In the summer of 1906, abbot Delarue, priest at Chatenay, disappears leaving behind him only his hat and bicycle. From mediums to Indian mystics, the search for his body was a complete circus.
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.
Episode 65: The rue Copernic Bombing
On the 3rd October 1980, a bomb explodes in front of the synagogue rue Copernic in Paris. 43 years later, the affair finally came to an end.
Episode 64: The Ourcq canal drownings
One morning, in July 2004, a lock keeper on the Ourcq canal, East of Paris, calls the gendarmerie to report a woman’s body. It is bound with duct tape. It’s clearly not an accident.
Episode 63: The screwdriver murder
In November 2010, an old woman is found dead behind an electricity transformer near Avignon. It is quickly clear that it is murder.
Episode 62: The Florence Rey Affair
In October 1994, when Natural Born Killers became reality in Paris.
Episode 61: Issei Sagawa, the Paris cannibal
In June 1981, a body is discovered with missing flesh. It will become an infamous case in Parisian history.
Episode 60: Claude Nolibé, too good to be true
In July 1991, at Clairac, Tarn et Garonne, Caroline Nolibé, 18, is found dead in front of her parent’s house. It took 10 years to solve the case.