EPISODE 23: The Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing
On today’s episode Kate and Paul go to WWI era France to discuss the case of a prolific conman. While he successfully defrauded many people, forensic evidence and victim statements play a key part in identifying this week's subject.
Sources:
“Landru's Secret: The Deadly Seductions of France's Lonely Hearts Serial Killer” by Richard Tomlinson
https://books.google.com/books/about/Landru_s_Secret.html?id=wwajuAEACAAJ
New evidence shines light on France’s most notorious serial killer
“Landru: France’s chilling killer who inspired Chaplin” (France 24/AFP) 2021.
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20211104-landru-france-s-chilling-killer-who-inspired-chaplin
“Why Henri Désiré Landru’s infamous list of murders may not have been complete” by Richard Tomlinson (Pen & Sword Blog)
“Henri Landru” (Murderpedia)
https://murderpedia.org/male.L/l/landru-henry-photos-2.htm
“WWI-Era France's Serial Killer Henri Landru w/ Richard Tomlinson - A True Crime History Podcast” (Most Notorious Podcast)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z58Sf2PA0uw
“100 Most Infamous Criminals” by Jo Durden-Smith (2004)
https://archive.org/details/100mostinfamousc0000durd_l5u5/page/34/mode/2up?q=landru
“JUSTICE STORY: Casanova killer kept list of women he sliced, diced and burned in a stove” by Mara Bovsun (Daily News) 2021.
“Bluebeard” (Encyclopedia Britannica) 2022.
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Bluebeard-literary-character