Category: English articles
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Marcel Petiot, the guy who took the Hippocratic oath for a suggestion
Hi everyone, I hope your self-quarantine is going well ! This week, I got to dive into such a crazy case that even a Fast & Furious writer would admit that it makes no sense. Take a seat, make yourself coffee or tea, grab some candy or some chips, and be ready, because today I’m…
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The Marquise of Brinvilliers, the noblewoman who liked to get her hands dirty
Hi everyone, I hope you’re doing okay ! Today, I’m going to talk to you about someone from another time who didn’t have time for anyone’s shit. The woman who cleaned up her family Marie Kondo-style: the Marquise of Brinvilliers. A childhood, what childhood ? Marie-Madeleine Dreux d’Aubray was born on July 2nd, 1630 in…
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Xavier Dupont de Ligonnès, the French John List
As you may know, John List killed his entire family and went on the run in 1971. He escaped the authorities for 18 years and even built a new life for himself before being arrested and convicted. Family annihilators are sadly not that rare in countries like the United States or Australia, but they are…
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The Papin sisters, the murderous maids
In 1933, an ordinary little iron caused a murder which caught the attention of the whole French population and put two maids from the city of Le Mans in center of more or less wacky speculations that are still being analyzed today. I present to you Christine and Léa Papin, the murderous sisters. Their shaky…
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Michel Fourniret and Monique Olivier, the ogres of the Ardennes
When I opened Twitter on March 5th, I wasn’t welcomed by the usual makeup tutorials I don’t watch or the usual memes that make me laugh while I drink my coffee. I was welcomed by angry tweets, often accompanied by the photo of a pretty little girl. This little girl is Estelle Mouzin. She was…