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.
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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?
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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.
Continue reading “Episode 33: The Gang des Tractions Avant”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.
Continue reading “Episode 32: The Crazy life of René Belbenoît”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.
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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.
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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.
Continue reading “Episode 28: The Pockmarked”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?
Continue reading “Episode 27: The Theft of Mona Lisa”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.
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