46 - The Affair of the Poisons, Part One - The Heirs of de Brinvilliers

After the imprisonment and eventual execution of Madame de Brinvilliers, a network of murderers masquerading as fortune-tellers began to be revealed throughout Paris. Were these people actually guilty of widespread poisonings? Or was it merely a witch hunt?

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Opening music by Kevin MacLeod.

Closing music by Soma.

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http://unknownmisandry.blogspot.com/2012/03/marie-bosse-french-serial-killer-1679.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_de_Vanens