Henri Landru: The Bluebeard Serial Killer of Gambais

In the wake of World War I, a French conman lures desperate woman to their deaths with lonely hearts letters. Eventually known as the Bluebeard of Gambais, Henri Landru is known to have murdered at least 11 people.

Sources:

• Seeking Hearts - Ryan Green
• https://archive.org/details/landru0000land
• https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/001744450
• https://read.dukeupress.edu/french-historical-studies/article/47/2/319/387225/Dead-but-Not-BuriedSerial-Murderer-Henri-Desire
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henri_Désiré_Landru
• https://blog.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/2013/11/29/henri-desire-landru-the-french-bluebeard-found-guilty-of-eleven-murders-on-1-december-1921/

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