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Posted on 6 February 202222 August 2024

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.

The Assassination of French President Doumer
Paul Doumer
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Posted on 9 January 202222 August 2024

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.

The Truphème Affair
Gaston Trupheme’s body in a ditch
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Posted on 11 December 202122 August 2024

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.

The Pockmarked: photofit from 1986 and today
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Posted on 5 December 202122 August 2024

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?

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Posted on 21 November 202122 August 2024

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.

Janet Marshall
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Posted on 1 November 202122 August 2024

Episode 24: The assassination of Oscar Dufrenne

On the 25th September 1933, Oscar Dufrenne, a theatre manager, if found dead in his office at The Palace. For those who discovered the body there is no doubt: he was assassinated.

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Posted on 24 October 202122 August 2024

Episode 23: Eugene Weidmann

Eugene Weidmann is a petty criminal born in Germany. In the 30s, in Paris, his activities turn to murder. He is caught in 1939 and charged with 6 murders. This case has historical significance and a celebrity connection.

Eugene Weidmann
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Posted on 17 October 202122 August 2024

Episode 22: The Disappearance of Philippe de Dieuleveult

In 1985, a TV game show runner, Philippe de Dieuleveult, the Anneka Rice of France, goes on a raft expedition in Africa. He never comes back and his disappearance is surrounded in mystery and intrigue.

Philippe de Dieuleveult in his Treasure Hunt outfit
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Posted on 10 October 202122 August 2024

Episode 21: The Paul Grappe Affair

To avoid going back to the front after an injury during WWI, Paul Grappe becomes a deserter To avoid being caught by the authorities, instead fo disappearing like most deserters, he has a new idea: he’ll live as a woman, hiding in plain sight. The plan will work, but will eventually cost him his life.

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Posted on 3 October 202122 August 2024

Episode 20: Marie Besnard

This week’s episode takes us to the the mid-20th century in Loudun, a small town in the West of France. Marie Besnard is accused of as many as 11 murders by poisining.

Young Marie Besnard
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