Authors: Sophia Sherry and Katelyn Oakley.

Description: A killer with an estimated kill count between 60 and 200 using the uncertainty of war to enact his crimes. The French doctor Marcel Petiot, a World War One veteran, politician, and doctor trusted within the community turned killer. The cover of World War Two allowed him to argue his innocence and claim immunity due to war. We focus on the history behind his case, how the media sensationalized it, and his many victims.

Content warnings: are in the episode introduction

Disclaimer: there are many French and German names and words and neither of us speak either language, so apologies for any mispronunciation.

Sources:

Dark Histories – “The Paris Bluebeard: The Life and Lies of Marcel Petiot https://darkhistories.podbean.com/e/the-paris-bluebeard-the-life-lies-of-marcel-petiot

Britannica - “Marcel Petiot” https://www.britannica.com/biography/Marcel-Petiot

Library of congress - “France in WW2: the French Resistance” https://guides.loc.gov/french-resistance-world-war-two

Maeder, Thomas. The Unspeakable Crimes of Dr. Petiot. Open Road Media, 2016.

National Library of Medicine - “Doctor” Marcel Petiot: Serial Murderer https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9324719/

World War Two multimedia data base - “France in World War II” https://www.worldwar2database.com/france-in-world-war-ii/

Episode Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LRR41ElJ8VCyGvqJr2iEfMuj0uNi9e-bE3wCgXA5qtM/edit?tab=t.0