On the 6th December 1928, the bodies of the Richaud family are discovered at their farm in the South-East of France. They had been beaten to death and their skulls crushed beyond recognition. The Marseille gendarmerie takes on the case, and there is a link to episode 14.
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Christian Ranucci was accused of abducting and killing Maria-Dolores Rambla in 1974. He will be the second last person to be executed in France, and doubts exist on his guilt.
Continue reading “Episode 46: The Ranucci Affair”Episode 45: The Disappeared from Boutiers
Until 1972, Boutiers-Saint-Trojan was an anonymous village without any happening out of the ordinary. On Christmas day 1972 that changed forever: a whole family disappeared without a trace.
Continue reading “Episode 45: The Disappeared from Boutiers”Episode 43: The Chevaline murders
On the 5th September 2012, in a remote location in the French Alps near the Swiss border, a family of 4 and a cyclist are gunned down on rest stop.
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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.
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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).
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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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