Weekly French Crime Podcast
What’s coming
We have recorded episode 80.
On the night of the 15th August 1987, two German tourists discover the body of a young woman on the hard shoulder along the A6 motorway. This is part 3 of our series on the disappeared of the A6.
Release date: 24th December 2023.
We have recorded episode 79.
On the 22nd August 1995, the lifeless body of an international chess champion, Gilles Andruet, is found not far from his car. He had been beaten to death.
Publishing date: 10th December 2023.
We have recorded episode 78.
Between 1986 and 1997, 14 young women disappeared near the A6 in the South East of France. Christelle Blétry is one of the last ones to disappear but her disappearance had important repercussions for other victims.
Release date: 26th November 2023
We’ve recorded episode 77: Manuela Gonzales is unlucky in love. Over time, she has lost several husbands. Is she a black widow?
Release date: 12th November 2023.
We have recorded episode 76: there is a stretch of the A6, in the South-East of France along the Rhone valley that has seen an unusual number of disappearances over the years. In this first episode, we’ll visit the Christelle Maillery disappearance.
Release date: 29th October 2023.
From the 24th May 2016 and for a few days, body parts are found one after the other in or near the Canal du Midi. The murderer clearly tried to make the victim disappear. But where is the head?
Release date: 15th October 2023.
We have recorded episode 74. Marcel Barbeault is accused of 8 murders in the 70s in Nogent-sur-Oise, a small town North of Paris. Today, he’s one of the oldest prisoners in France with no hope of ever getting out.
Release date: 1st October 2023
We’ve recorded episode 73. On the 17th August 1978, Dirk Hamer, who was sleeping on a boat off the coast of Corsica, is killed by Prince Victor-Emmanuel of Savoy, one of the pretenders to the throne of Italy.
Release date: 17th September.
Episode 72 is ready. On the 30th October 1979, the body of Robert Boulin, minister for work of the then centre-right government, is found dead in a lake near Paris. Who killed the minister, and why?
Release date: 3rd September.
We’ve just recorded episode 71 (a bit late). A missing body, and an unexpected confession.
Release date: 20th August.
