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Henri Landru, known as \u2018Bluebeard\u2019 to the French public, was executed by guillotine on 25th February, 1922, having murdered at least ten women he dated during the First World War.\nHe continued to protest his innocence throughout his sensational trial - despite having drawn a detailed doodle of the oven he had used to burn his victims\u2019 bodies.\nIn this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly unpick Landru\u2019s disturbing methodology; uncover why France\u2019s top defense attorney was attracted to the case; and explain what it all had to do with Rudyard Kipling\u2026\xa0\nFurther Reading:\n\n\u2018The Story Of Henri Landru, France's Charming Bluebeard Serial Killer\u2019 (All That\u2019s Interesting, 2017): https://allthatsinteresting.com/henri-landru\n\n\n\u2018Hidden for 100 years, the untold story of serial killer who preyed on lonely war widows\u2019 (Mail Online, 2019): https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6511793/Hidden-100-years-untold-story-serial-killer-preyed-lonely-war-widows.html\n\n\n\u2018Bluebeard's 10 Honeymoons\u2019 (Anglo Allied Pictures, 1960): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrfmrucyKGo\n\n\n\nFor bonus material and to support the show, visit\xa0Patreon.com/Retrospectors\nWe'll be back on Monday! Follow us wherever you get your podcasts:\xa0podfollow.com/Retrospectors\nThe Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill.\nTheme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Edit Producer: Emma Corsham.\nCopyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2022.\xa0\n#20s #Person #Crime #War #Macabre #France\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices