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.
Episode 72: Who killed Robert Boulin?
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?
Episode 71: The Robert Pichon Affair
On the13th November 2007, a couple turns up at the gendarmerie in Senones and confesses to a murder nobody knew existed.
Episode 70: The most prolific French serial killer (maybe)
In the 1990s, a serial killer is active in the Alsace region of France. He might be responsible for 150 murders, making him the most prolific in France during the 20th century.
Episode 69: The Henri-Leon Scheffer Affair
In 1902, a man is found murdered in a dentist office. The affair will lead to the first arrest and conviction in the world based on fingerprints.
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 67: The disappearance of abbot Delarue
In the summer of 1906, abbot Delarue, priest at Chatenay, disappears leaving behind him only his hat and bicycle. From mediums to Indian mystics, the search for his body was a complete circus.
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 65: The rue Copernic Bombing
On the 3rd October 1980, a bomb explodes in front of the synagogue rue Copernic in Paris. 43 years later, the affair finally came to an end.
Episode 64: The Ourcq canal drownings
One morning, in July 2004, a lock keeper on the Ourcq canal, East of Paris, calls the gendarmerie to report a woman’s body. It is bound with duct tape. It’s clearly not an accident.