On the 16th April 1847, the body of a young woman, Cecile Combettes, is found against a wall in the cemetery joining a monastery in Toulouse.
Episode 91: The Cecile Combettes Affair
Episode 90: The Dreyfus Affair part 2
Dreyfus is in prison on Devil’s Island. Things are looking grim. But his brother, Matthieu, makes it his mission to prove his brother’s innocence through many twists and turns in the case.
This is part 2 of the story, make sure you listen to part 1 first.
Episode 89: The Dreyfus Affair part 1
In September 1894, a letter is passed to the French military secret services that seems to show that secret documents were about to be transmitted to a foreign power. Captain Dreyfus is quickly found to be the source and prosecuted.
This is part 1 of 2 of the case. It’s quite long and we decided to split it over 2 episodes.
Episode 88: The Pranzini Affair
On the 17th March 1887, the body of a woman, her servant, and the daughter of her servant are discovered horribly mutilated in their flat in Paris.
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 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 54: The Case of the Sleepwalking Killer
In 1887, solving a beach murder leads to the discovery of an unlikely killer who tells an incredible story.
Episode 49: The Pantin Massacre
In September 1869, 6 bodies are found in a field in Pantin, now a suburb of Paris. A whole family has been murdered and buried in shallow graves. The resolution of the affair will link several regions of France, possible counterfeiting operations, and a greedy murderer.
Episode 44: Louis-Joseph Philippe, the French Jack the Ripper
At the end of the 1880s, Jack the Ripper killed many prostitutes in London. To this day, researchers ponder who he was. But 22 years earlier, Louis-Joseph Philippe killed up to 8 prostitutes and 2 children, and is considered the French Jack the Ripper.
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.
