In 1930s Italy, amid war and superstition, Leonarda Cianciulli was known as a kind neighbour, a devoted mother, and a talented soap-maker. But behind her tidy kitchen walls, she was hiding something unimaginable.

Driven by fear and belief in a deadly curse, Leonarda convinced herself that human sacrifice was the only way to save her son’s life. Over two years, three women vanished — their bodies never found, their remains turned into cakes and soap.

This is the horrifying true story of the woman who claimed she killed out of love, not hate.
A tale of superstition, obsession, and the darkest corners of the human mind.

Keywords: Leonarda Cianciulli, Soap-Maker of Correggio, Italian serial killer, female killers, World War II Italy, true crime history, Crime at Bedtime.

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