Posted on 11/10/2011 7:34:12 PM PST by decimon
TOKYO (Reuters) - Nazi-occupied Paris was a terrible place to be in the waning days of World War II, with Jews, Resistance fighters and ordinary citizens all hoping to escape. Disappearances became so common they often weren't followed up.
And one man used the lawlessness for his own terrible purposes, killing perhaps as many as 150 people.
Yet it wasn't until thick black smoke seeped into buildings in a fashionable part of the city that firefighters and police were called to an elegant townhouse where they found body parts scattered around -- setting off a manhunt that led them, eventually, to Marcel Petiot.
The crime was very much of its time, said David King, who chronicled the hunt for Petiot in "Death in the City of Light."
"Paris was not a good place to be. A lot of people were trying to leave Paris, a lot of people just disappearing. He had it plotted out, a very devious plan," said King, in a telephone interview.
(Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ...
We’ll always have Paris ping.
“The Pond was a small, secret organization formed by the government of the United States of America which operated between 1942 and 1955.[1] It engaged in espionage. Its existence has only recently been acknowledged.”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pond_%28intelligence_organization%29
I keep thinking about all the trouble spots of the turd world. We certainly know about the pedophiles and the UN predators in blue helmets. Lord only knows how many killers and perverts are masquerading as aid workers and journalists.
French medicine ping.
The same Jew haters are on the streets today calling themselves OWS, KKK, and Anarchists. Things haven’t changed for thousands of years. The biggest one today is in the White House. They will all revel in the blood of the Jews. There is no difference from this fellow. They are God haters, seek ignorance, and darkness.
There is already a pretty good book on the subject, from 1980, by Thomas Maeder.
http://www.amazon.com/Unspeakable-Crimes-Petiot-Thomas-Maeder/dp/0316543667
It’s been a few years since I read it, but as I recall one of the biggest problems with the case was that there was quite a bit of evidence that Petoit did not act alone. But the circumstances, newly liberated France, resulted in a pretty shoddy investigation.
Great name for a reporter.
But the circumstances, newly liberated France, resulted in a pretty shoddy investigation.
Yeah, this guy was smart and took advantage of the chaotic circumstances. The Wikipedia entry names three accomplices: Marcel_Petiot
Funny how a vaguely written headline can be interpreted.
My first glance at this post, I thought to myself a brave doctor working in 1940’s France on the side of good and freedom, carefully convinced a thug from the seedy side of the tracks to agree to work for the French Resistance against the Nazis. Holy great plot for a movie, Batman!
Second glance; I realized that wasn’t exactly the intent of the author.
Still haven’t read the actual story, but thought it was interesting how a headline can work almost as a literary equivalent to a Rorschach test...
Disappointed now.
I much preferred my first interpretation of the headline.
Would have made a great story.
I wondered if anyone would notice that.
I didn’t heheheh.
It’s like “The Devil in the White City” plus Nazis.
Thanks.
You’re welcome.
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