If you’ve ever eaten a teacake or used a bar of soap, you’ve probably never had to wonder if either concealed human remains. Unfortunately for the friends of Leonarda Cianciulli, the ‘Soapmaker of Correggio’, they were being served more than they’d asked for… 

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Believed to be the most prolific serial killer in modern history, Harold Shipman cut an unassuming figure as a British GP working in the Manchester area. His trusting patients had no idea of his dark side: drug addiction, forgery, and dozens of well-concealed murders. 

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Between 1978 and 1990, at least 52 women and children in the Rostov area of Russia would lose their lives to a human monster. The Red Ripper. The Rostov Ripper. The Butcher of Rostov. Whatever name he goes by, the story of Andrei Romanovich Chikatilo would give anyone the chills. 

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“When you fired the revolver at close range into the body of David Blakely, what did you intend to do?" "It's obvious when I shot him I intended to kill him." 
This exchange sent Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be hung in Britain, to the gallows - a case that would send waves through the UK justice system. 

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On the night of 26 January 1974, Guðmundur Einarsson disappeared. Ten months later, Geirfinnur Einarsson, of no relation, also went missing. No bodies were ever found - yet six people would ultimately come to be charged with a crime nobody could prove had even happened.

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With all the twists and turns in the Grégory Villemin case, it’s no wonder the cold, calculated murder of the little boy, known in France as ‘Petit Grégory’, has captured so many hearts and minds. In our season finale we explore the complex crime at the heart of a family mired in secrets.

Recommended reading: Grégory: Machination Familiale by Patricia Tourancheau and La voix Rauque by Thibault Solano

Recommended viewing: Who Killed Little Gregory? a Netflix Documentary

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Robert Maudsley is one of the UK’s lesser known serial killers despite his reputation as Britain’s most dangerous living prisoner, with a record-breaking stint in solitary. But this killer’s tragic past and choice of victims make this case unusual. Could you find yourself with ‘sympathy for the devil’?

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*Bit of an issue with Jem’s audio this week - apologies! Hope it’s not too distracting and hopefully will be resolved next episode.*

Known as the Düsseldorf Monster or the Düsseldorf Vampire, Peter Kürten was a serial killer who stalked the German city from 1929 to 1930. From an atrocious childhood to a bizarre obsession with blood, bestiality and insatiable sadism, he would go down in history as one of Europe’s most horrendous murderers.

Recommended reading: ‘Happy Like Murderers: The True Story of Fred and Rose West’ by Gordon Burn

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Over 2,500 people would be arrested before Romanian authorities finally apprehended serial killer Ion Rîmaru in 1971. The Vampire or Wolf-man of Bucharest had terrorised the city for a year with vicious attacks on women. We explore this case, plus its extraordinary twist: was serial killing a family affair…?

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In 1933, France was rocked by a gruesome double murder committed by two abused live-in maids: sisters Léa and Christine Papin. We discuss the Papin sisters’ notorious crime, their bizarre relationship with each other, and how their case became a legend.

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