Des crimes presque parfaits

tv show

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64 total episodes

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11 seasons

First Aired November 13, 2010

Overview

Investigating the most notorious and infamous crimes in French history. These cases didn't merely capture the public's attention, but the events would go on to inspire some of the world's most chilling films and novels.

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Episode 5

Season 2 - Episode 5 - 0h 0m

Air Date

December 17, 2011

Overview

Jeanne Weber, nurse and prostitute, was accused of having murdered, between 1905 and 1908, a dozen children, including two of hers. Nicknamed "the ogress of the Golden Drop" because of the name of the street where she lived, she was first acquitted during her trial in 1906. Experts and doctors, divided on the circumstances of the death of her supposed victims, had then concluded to natural deaths. But two years later, caught in the act of murdering a 10-year-old child, she was recognized as an authentic serial killer. She was then declared mad and imprisoned at the asylum in Maréville, where she hanged herself in 1910.