Crime Most French

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 informati...

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

Episode 43: The Chevaline murders On the 5th September 2012, in a remote location in the French Alps near the Swiss border, a family of 4 and a cyclist are gunned down on rest stop. Visit our website, http://crimemostfrench.com/ , for photos.

Episode 42: The Crazy, Nasty life of Michel Fourniret Michel Fourniret is a rapist, paedophile, and serial killer that acted in France and Belgium in the 80s and 90s. Visit our website, http://crimemostfrench.com , for photos.

Episode 41: The strange criminal life of Violette Nozière Violette Nozière is a unique case in French criminal history. Her crimes and her life in prison put her apart from most criminals. Visit our website, http://crimemostfrench.com/ , for photos.

Episode 40: The Antoinette Sierri Affair Antoinette Sierri find herself in the middle of a number of murders. Not since Landru (see episode 4) has France been that fascinated by a murder case. Visit our website, http://crimemostfrench.com , for more information.

Rachel Galtié is a good looking 20 year old who has aspirations. She will stop at nothing to obtain what she wants. Visit our website, http://crimemostfrench.com/ , for more.

A gang attacks a company to steal pay money. But things go bad for everybody. This affair has hints of the Bande a Bonnot (Episode 5). Visit our website, http://crimemostfrench.com/ , for more.

Episode 36: The Omar Raddad Affair Part 2 This is the second and final part of the Omar Raddad Affair. If you haven't already, listen to part 1 first. Visit our website, http://crimemostfrench.com, for more information.

Episode 36: The Omar Raddad Affair Part 1 On the 24th June 1991, Ghislaine Marchal, an old lady living in the South-East of France near the Mediterranean coast, is found dead with an inscription in blood naming her killer. This is part 1 or 2. Visit our website, https://crimemostfrench.com , for photos and more.

Episode 35: The Canaby Affair In 1905, in Bordeaux, Henriette Canaby is accused of poisoning her husband so that she could live with her lover. Is any of it true? Visit our website, http://crimemostfrench.com , for images and more episodes.

Episode 34: The Papillaud Murders On the 2nd September 1916, Julien Papillaud and his sister Germaine, are found dead in their house. The gendarmerie suspects a robbery gone wrong and will need luck to solve the case. Visit our webside, http://crimemostfrench.com , for more information.

Episode 33: The Gang des Tractions Avant After WWI, an unlikely gang of gangsters is created in France. They rob high profile places and pocket large amounts of money. Their particularity: they escape in front wheel drive Citroens, hence their name: the gang des tractions avant, aka the front wheel drive gang. Visit our website, http://crimemostfrench.com , for photos.

Episode 32: The Crazy life of René Belbenoît René Belbenoît was a petty thief sentenced to prison on Devil's Island in French Guyana. Twice. He escaped. 5 times. And died of old age. This is his crazy story. Visit our website, http://crimemostfrench.com, for photos and maps.

Episode 31: The Assassination of President Doumer On the 6th May 1932, Paul Doumer, 13th president of the French 3rd Republic, is assassinated by the Russian Pavel Gorguloff from 2 bullets, one having hit the president to the head. Visit our website, http://crimemostfrench.com , for photos.

The Fualdès Affair On the 20 March 1817, a lifeless body is found on the banks of the Aveyron river near Rodez. The throat was cut, making an obvious murder. The victim is well known: it’s Bernardin Fualdès, a retired prosecutor. This affair is one of the most infamous of the 19th century and will be followed avidly all over Europe, marking the start of true crime, crime magazines, and the crime-o...

Episode 29: The Truphème Affair Truphème, jewellery dealer, wrapped in a blanket and on fire. Legendary affair with a someone that will become a legendary fictional character. Visit our website, http://crimemostfrench.com, for photos.