The Papin Sisters I Murder By Design #13 (Patreon)

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2023-12-09 12:26:18

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2023-12

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The Papin Sisters murder is still one of Frances most infamous and talked about cases and is still studied in criminology classes around the world. The Papin sisters and the murders for which they were responsible have left a bloody mark in the annals (that word makes me laugh) of French criminology. It also caught the attention of a significant number of French intellectuals who wrote different analyses of the case believing it was part of the class war at the time. Christine and Léa Papin grew up in Le Mans in western France. By all accounts they had a horrible up bringing, they had an elder sister, Emilia, who went on to become a nun in a monastery after her father allegedly raped he, their mother preferred spending time with her lovers and put the children with relatives to raise them and then eventually in an Orphanage. Once of an age to be out on their own the girls got a job as house maids together. In a family home where the girls kept to themselves, silent as always, doing their jobs with humility and respect. They showed no interest whatsoever in the outside world and were only seen spending time with each other. Their landlord didn’t mind as long as the housework was in order. The years went by without a single incident. But on the night of February, 2nd, 1933, the husband was supposed to meet his wife and daughter for dinner. When they didn't show up, he went home to look for her. As he approached the house, he noticed that the lights were off and there was only candlelight coming from the maid’s chamber. The doors were locked, and the entire setting began to look suspicious.Lancelin called the police, and they soon managed to enter the house. They had no idea what was behind those doors but what they saw, witness's described as an “orgy of blood”. Lancelin’s wife and daughter had been murdered in the most horrific way, their eyes being gouged out, and their faces smashed to a wet pulp. When police figured the mains also may have been murdered and rushed Into the maids quarters, the two girls were lying naked on the bed. They immediately confessed to the murders, very calmly and without a trace of remorse. This is their story.

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The Papin Sisters

The Papin Sisters murder is still one of Frances most infamoes and talked about cases and is still studied in criminology classes around the world. The Papin sisters and the murders for which they were responsible have left a bloody mark in the annals (that word makes me laugh) of French criminology. It also caught the attention of a significant number of French intellectuals who wrote different analyses of the case believing it was part of the class war at the time. Christine and Léa Papin grew up in Le Mans in western France. By all accounts they had a horrible up bringing, they had an elder sister, Emilia, who went on to become a nun in a monastery after her father allegedly raped he, their mother preferred spending time with her lovers and put the children with relatives to raise them and then eventually in an Orphanage. Once of an age to be out on their own the girls got a job as house maids together. In a family home where the girls kept to themselves, silent as always, doing their jobs with humility and respect. They showed no interest whatsoever in the outside world and were only seen spending time with each other. Their landlord didn’t mind as long as the housework was in order. The years went by without a single incident. But on the night of February, 2nd, 1933, the husband was supposed to meet his wife and daughter for dinner. When they didn't show up, he went home to look for her. As he approached the house, he noticed that the lights were off and there was only candlelight coming from the maid’s chamber. The doors were locked, and the entire setting began to look suspicious.Lancelin called the police, and they soon managed to enter the house. They had no idea what was behind those doors but what they saw, witness's discribed as an “orgy of blood”. Lancelin’s wife and daughter had been murdered in the most horrific way, their eyes being gouged out, and their faces smashed to a wet pulp. When police figured the mains also may have been murdered and rushed Into the maids quarters, the two girls were lying naked on the bed. They immediately confessed to the murders, very calmly and without a trace of remorse. This is their story.