Crime Most French

Episode 101: Unscripted update to episode 43 On the 5th September 2012, The Al Hili family is murdered in the French Alps alongside a local cyclist on a road side rest stop. This is an update to the case. Visit our website, http://crimemostfrench.com, for more information.

Head to Cime Most Scots to discover our first Scottish Episode: The Fishy Triangle For our inaugural episode we’re looking at a crime that’s a landmark in Scotland, and like a lot of murder cases involves matters of the heart. When a lonely fisherman’s wife seeks warmth in the arms of another, but then decides she’s made an awful decision, things turn deadly, and end in the last hanging in Scotlan...

Episode 1: The Fishy Triangle For our inaugural episode we’re looking at a crime that’s a landmark in Scotland, and like a lot of murder cases involves matters of the heart. When a lonely fisherman’s wife seeks warmth in the arms of another, but then decides she’s made an awful decision, things turn deadly, and end in the last hanging in Scotland, but why was it seen as controversial? For more inf...

Episode 100 Announcement: Jacques Mesrine Mesrine has been in the media a lot. There was even a 2 part film made about him a few years ago. Who was he and what happened to him? Visit our website, http://crimemostfrench.com, for more information

Episode 99: The Godard Affair On the 31th August 1999, Yves Godard, a GP, and his family disappear without a trace. Visit our website, http://crimemostfrench.com, for more information.

Episode 98: The Ludivine Chambet Affair In November 2013, a retirement home is faced with a worrying problem: several of their patients have died without a good explanation. The police gets involved to solve the mystery. Visit our website, http://crimemostfrench.com, for more information.

Episode 97: The Jean-Pierre Treiber Affair In November 2004, Geraldine Girault, daughter of a famous actor, and Katia Lherbier disappear without a trace. A man is quickly arrested, but is he really guilty? Visit our website, http://crimemostfrench.com, for more infromation.

Episode 96: The Troadec Affair On the 23rd February 2017, Helene is worried that she hasn’t heard from her sister’s family for a week. She calls the authorities that make a grim discovery. Visit our website, http://crimemostfrench.com, for more information.

Episode 95: The disappearance of Nadine Chabert On the 10th June 2003, Nadine Chabert disappears near Fos-sur-Mer. She leaves no trace and nobody ever hears from her again. Visit our website, http://crimemostrench.com, for more information.

Episode 94: Mamadou Traore, the bare hand killer In 1996, several women are violently attacked with something hard enough to crush their skulls. It takes a long time and several attacks for the police to catch up. Visit our website, http://crimemostrench.com, for more information.

Episode 93: The Richard Roman Affair On the 26th July 1988, Celine, a 7 years old, disappears. She’s found murdered the next day and 2 culprits are quickly identified. Visit our website, http://crimemostfrench.com, for more information.

Episode 92: The Carole PrinAffair On the 17th May 1995, Carole Prin gets into labour. But she never makes it to the hospital. She completely disappears. The inquiry goes in circles for 5 years before it is solved. Visit our webdise, http://crimemostfrench.com,for more information.

Episode 91: The Cecile Combettes Affair On the 16th April 1847, the body of a young woman, Cecile Combettes, is found against a wall in the cemetery joining a monastery in Toulouse. Visit our website, http://crimemostfrench.com, for more information, https://crimemostfrench.com/2024/05/26/episode-91-the-cecile-combettes-affair/

Episode 90: The Dreyfus Affair part 2 Dreyfus is in prison on Devil's Island. Things are looking grim. But his brother, Matthieu, makes it his mission to prove his brother's innocence through many twists and turns in the case. This is part 2 of the story, make sure you listen to part 1 first. Visit our website, http://crimemostfrench.com, for more information. https://crimemostfrench.com/2024/05/1...

Episode 89: The Dreyfus Affair part 1 In September 1894, a letter is passed to the French military secret services that seems to show that secret documents were about to be transmitted to a foreign power. Captain Dreyfus is quickly found to be the source and prosecuted. This is part 1 of 2 of the case. It’s quite long and we decided to split it over 2 episodes. Visit our website, http://crimemostf...

Episode 88: The Pranzini Affair On the 17th March 1887, the body of a woman, her servant, and the daughter of her servant are discovered horribly mutilated in their flat in Paris. Visit our website, http://crimemostfrench.com, fore more information https://crimemostfrench.com/2024/04/14/episode-88-th-pranzini-affair

Episode 87: The Narumi Kurosaki Affair On the 5th December 2016 in the evening, a group of friends are worried about not having heard from Narumi Kurosaki for a while. They knock on her door, but there is no response. By the 15th December, the police gets involved, but Narumi is still nowhere  Visit our website, http://crimemostfrench.com, for more information.

Episode 86: The Spiderman of Paris During the night of the 20th May 2010, 5 grand master paintings are stolen from the Museum of Modern Art in Paris. The alarm isn’t triggered, nobody is seen on CCTV. It’s like a ghost robbed the place. Visit our website, htts://crimemostfrench.com/, for more information.

Episode 85: The murder of Caroline Dickinson On a summer night 1996, Caroline Dickinson, 13, is found dead in a youth hostel in Britany. Nobody heard or saw anything. How is that possible? Visit our website, http://crimemostfrench.com, for more information.

Episode 84: The Strasbourg Strangler In 1986-1987, several burglaries in a quiet area of Strasbourg turn into murder. The cops know they have a serial killer on their hands, but they struggle to find who it could be. Visit our website, http://crimemostfrench.com/, for more information.

Episode 83: the Marseille Ripper Between May and November 2008, many women disappear in Marseille without a trace. Searches take place, but no body is found. Is a serial killer on the loose? Visit our website, http://crimemostfrench.com, for more information.

Episode 82: Vincenzo Aiutino, the man with 50 affairs In 1991 and 1992, several bodies are found in a forest Lorraine, in the East of France. Is it a serial killer? Visit our website, http://crimemostfrench.com, for more information. https://crimemostfrench.com/2023/12/31/episode-82-vincenzo-aiutino-the-man-with-50-affairs/

Episode 81: The robbery of the century On the weekend of the 17th-18th July 1976, a gang robs the Societe Generale’s bank vault in what would become to be known as the robbery of the century. Visit our website, http://crimemostfrench, for more information.

Episode 80: The Disappeared of the A6 part 3, the Marthe Buisson Affair 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. Visit our website, http://crimemostfrench.com, for more information https://crimemostfrench.com/2023/12/24/episode-80-the-disappeare...

Episode 79: Gilles Andruet: chess and death 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. Visit our website, http://crimemostfrench.com, for more information. https://crimemostfrench.com/2023/12/10/episode-79-gilles-andruet-chess-and-death/