Episode 73: The murder of Dirk Hamer 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. Visit our website, http://crimemostfrench.com, for photos.
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? Visit our webside, http://crimemostfrench.com, for more information. https://crimemostfrench.com/2023/09/03/episode-72-who-killed-robert-boulin/
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. Visit our website, http://crimemostfrench.com, for more information.
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. Visit our website, http://crimemostfrench.com, for more information.
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. Visit our webside, http://crimemostfrench.com, for more information. https://crimemostfrench.com/2023/07/01/episode-69-the-henri-leon-scheffer-affair/
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. Visit our website, http://crimemostfrench.com, for photos.
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. Visit our website, http://crimemostfrench.com, for more information.
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. Visit our website, http://crimemostfrench.com, for photos.
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. Viit our website, http://crimemostfrench.com, for photos.
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. https://crimemostfrench.com/2023/05/14/episode-64-the-ourcq-canal-drownings/ Visit our website, http://crimemostfrench.com, for photos. https://crimemostfrench.com/2023/05/14/episode-64-the-ourcq-canal-drownings/...
Episode 63: The screwdriver murder In November 2010, an old woman is found dead behind an electricity transformer near Avignon. It is quickly clear that it is murder. Visit our website, http://crimemostfrench.com, for photos.
Episode 62: The Florence Rey Affair In October 1994, when Natural Born Killers became reality in Paris. Visit our website, http://crimemostfrench.com , for photos.
Episode 61: Issei Sagawa, the Paris cannibal In June 1981, a body is discovered with missing flesh. It will become an infamous case in Parisian history. https://crimemostfrench.com/2023/04/02/episode-61-issei-sagawa-the-paris-cannibal/(opens in a new tab) Visit our website, http://crimemostfrench.com, for photos.
Episode 60: Claude Nolibé, too good to be true In July 1991, at Clairac, Tarn et Garonne, Caroline Nolibé, 18, is found dead in front of her parent’s house. It took 10 years to solve the case. Visit our website, http://crimemostfrench.com, for photos. https://crimemostfrench.com/2023/03/05/episode-60-claude-nolibe-too-good-to-be-true/
On the 7th December 1987, Evelyne Boucher disappears. She is found dead the next day in a clearing, shot in the head execution style. It will take 20 years to solve the crime. Visit our website, http://crimemostfrench.com, for photos.
Episode 58: The Voodoo Connection A whole family goes missing. Is it Voodoo? Or just plain greedy murder? https://crimemostfrench.com/2023/02/19/episode-58-the-voodoo-connection/
Episode 57: The Geronimo Affair Tommy Recco, aka Geronimo, is very unlucky: he tends to be surrounded by murders. This is an affair that takes over 20 years to be resolved. https://crimemostfrench.com/2023/02/05/episode-57-the-geronimo-affair/ Visit our website, http://crimemostfrench.com, for photos. #TrueCrime #History #Documentary
Episode 56: 3 murders and a suicide On the 14th february 2000, the bodies of Morgane, 12 years old, and Manuela 36, are found dead in their home in Flavin, Aveyron. Revenge? Satanic ritual? Visit our website, http://crimemostfrench.com, for more information and photos.
Episode 55: The Laurent Baca Affair Laurent Baca, 37 years old, disappears without a trace on the 6th August 2014. The search for his body eventually gives away what really happened and results in 2 trials. Visit our website, http://crimemostfrench.com, for more information.
Episode 54: The Case of the Sleepwalking Killer In 1887, solving a beach murder leads to the discovery of an unlikely killer who tells an incredible story. Visit our website, http://crimemostfrench.com , for more information.
Episode 53: The Dupont de Ligonnès murders In April 2011, a family of 6 disappears completely in an unexpected fashion. The parents don’t go to work, the kids don’t go to school. Ensues years of searches and one of the most famous murder mystery of modern times. Visit our website, http://crimemostfrench.com , for more information.
Episode 52: Alain Lamare In 1978 in the oise department, North of Paris, a serial killer is at work. It takes a year to the police and the gendarmerie to catch him, as he was hiding under their noses. Visit our website, http://crimemostfrench.com , for photos.
Episode 51: The Pollet Gang From January 1898 to April 1906, The Pollet gang, aka The gang from Hazelbrook, commits 118 crimes, mostly with arms, 7 assassination attempts, and 4 murders on a territory going from Flemish Belgium to the mining country of Northern France. They were very organised and the gang included up to 30 people. Visit our website, http://crimemostfrench.com , for more information.
Episode 50: Doctor Petiot A bad smell guides the emergency services to a house where bodies are discovered. The house belongs to a doctor that will become the most famous and infamous in French history. Visit our website, http://crimemostfrench.com/ , for more information.
Episode 49: The Pantin massacre In September 1869, 6 bodies are found in a field in Pantin, now a suburb of Paris. A whole family has been murdered and buried in shallow graves. The resolution of the affair will link several regions of France, possible counterfeiting operations, and a greedy murderer. Visit our website, http://crimemostfrench.com/ , for more information and photos.
Episode 48: Jean-Baptiste Rambla Jean-Baptiste Rambla is Maria-Dolores Rambla’s brother (episode 46). In 1974, he was there when his sister was abducted near their flat. He was 6 at the time. Christian Ranucci will be executed for the murder of Maria-Dolores. But that’s not the end of the story for Jean-Baptiste. Visit our website, http://crimemostfrench.com/ , for photos.
Episode 47: The Richaud murders On the 6th December 1928, the bodies of the Richaud family are discovered at their farm in the South-East of France. They had been beaten to death and their skulls crushed beyond recognition. The Marseille gendarmerie takes on the case, and there is a link to episode 14. Visit our website, http://crimemostfrench.com , for photos.
Episode 46: The Ranucci Affair Christian Ranucci was accused of abducting and killing Maris-Dolores Rambla in 1974. He will be the second last person to be executed in France, and doubts exist on his guilt. Visit our website, http://crimemostfrench.com , for more.
Until 1972, Boutiers-Saint-Trojan was an anonymous village without any happening out of the ordinary. On Christmas day 1972 that changed forever: a whole family disappeared without a trace. Visit our website, http://crimemostfrench.com , for photos.
Episode 44: Louis-Joseph Philippe, the French Jack the Ripper At the end of the 1880s, Jack the Ripper killed many prostitutes in London. To this day, researchers ponder who he was. But 22 years earlier, Louis-Joseph Philippe killed up to 8 prostitutes and 2 children, and is considered the French Jack the Ripper. Visit our website, http://crimemostfrench.com , for more information
