French Murderers - French Assassins, French Female Murderers, French Mass Murderers, French Murderers of Children (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 46. Chapters: French assassins, French female murderers, French mass murderers, French murderers of children, French people convicted of murder, French regicides, French serial killers, Gilles de Rais, Jamila M'Barek, Charles Sobhraj, Marie Lafarge, Charlotte Corday, Marcel Petiot, Robert-Francois Damiens, Balthasar Gerard, Henri Charriere, Michel Fourniret, Christine and Lea Papin, Francois Ravaillac, Thierry Paulin, Francis Heaulme, Henri Desire Landru, Helene Jegado, Edme Castaing, Jean-Claude Romand, Christian Dornier, Hamida Djandoubi, Florence Rey, Jeanne Weber, Joseph Vacher, Bertrand Cantat, Madame de Brinvilliers, Pierre de Craon, Guy Georges, Raoul Villain, Patricia and Emmanuel Cartier, Henriette Caillaux, Fernand Bonnier de La Chapelle, Veronique Courjault, Pascal Payet, Pierre Francois Lacenaire, Gilles Garnier, Maxime Brunerie, Charles Brunier, Jacques Clement, Antoine Francois Desrues, Robert Macaire, Jean de Poltrot, Marc Cecillon, Gustave Bouvet, Pierre Chanal, Antoine le Blanc, Paul Gorguloff, Jean-Marie Demange, Christine Malevre, Dominique Cottrez, Magdelaine de La Grange, Pierre Barriere, Celine Lesage. Excerpt: Gilles de Montmorency-Laval, baron de Rais (1404-1440) was a Breton knight, a leader in the French army and a companion-in-arms of Joan of Arc. He is best known as a prolific serial killer of children. There is significant controversy over his guilt; some maintain he was framed for political reasons. A member of the House of Montmorency-Laval, Gilles de Rais grew up under the tutelage of his maternal grandfather and increased his fortune by marriage. Following the War of the Breton Succession, he earned the favour of the Duke and was admitted to the French court. From 1427 to 1435, Gilles served as a commander in the Royal Army, and fought alongside Joan of Arc against the English and their Burgundian...