Our 5th episode takes us to Paris before WWI. A gang, “La bande a Bonnot” terrorises Paris with their violent, often deadly, robberies.
Bonus this episode: a Sherlock Holmes connection.
Episode 4: The first French Serial Killer
For this 4th episode, we look at Landru, often considered the first French serial killer.
Landru is said to have killed at least 11 women, possibly 12, within a few years just after WWI.
Episode 3: The Red Inn
For this episoode, we go back to the area where our first episode took place. We relate the story of an inn where possibly up to 53 murders took place and how real and imaginary crimes and political schemes play a role in the trial.
Episode 2: “The Perfect Murder” – the murder of Laetitia Toureaux
This is our second episode. It covers the murder of Laetitia Toureaux, a 29 year old girl without any troubles, in the Paris subway in 1937.
Episode 1: “Les Chauffeurs de la Drome”
Our first episode takes us to the Drome area, South of Lyon in the south East of France. A gang of rubbers-murderers terrorises the area. Their modus operandi: making people talk by burning their feet and legs in their own fireplace.