On this day in 1847, 40-year-old Françoise, Duchess de Choiseul-Praslin, was brutally murdered. The scandal surrounding the noblewoman’s slaying sent French society into an uproar.
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August 17, 1847: Duchess de Choiseul-Praslin Murdered

There’s never an ordinary day in true crime history. Flip back the calendar and see how one fateful day can ripple through time. Today in True Crime is a Spotify Original from Parcast.

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Norwegian police proudly announced the recovery of two iconic paintings by Edvard Munch that had been stolen two years earlier. Guest hosted by Greg Polcyn from Serial Killers.

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August 31, 2006: Edvard Munch Art Recovered

Maurizio Gucci was gunned down in the foyer of his office building in Milan, Italy. His murder went unsolved for two years before an informant shed light on the fatal shooting.
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March 27, 1995: Maurizio Gucci Murdered

The theoretical physicist vanished after sending a cryptic letter to his employer. Seventy years later, a man came forward with new information that changed everything.
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March 26, 1938: Ettore Majorana Disappears

Sarah Chesham was executed for a series of murders she swore she didn’t commit. Was she a victim of England’s poison panic?
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March 25, 1851: “Sally Arsenic” Executed

The passenger aircraft crashed into the Alps, killing everyone on board, after the co-pilot locked the pilot out of the cockpit and sabotaged the flight. 
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August 17, 1847: Duchess de Choiseul-Praslin Murdered

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