The Sheriff of Lyon: The Unsolved Assassination of Judge François Renaud (1975)
In the early hours of July 3, 1975, fearless French investigating judge François Renaud—known as “the Sheriff” for his relentless war on Lyon’s underworld—was gunned down execution-style outside his home. The first magistrate assassinated in France since World War II, his murder shocked the nation and exposed the dark underbelly of 1970s Lyon, nicknamed “Chicago-sur-Rhône.”
Host Alexander Lawson unpacks the brazen ambush by masked killers, the suspected ties to the notorious Gang des Lyonnais, and explosive allegations of political corruption involving the SAC and stolen heist money. Despite…
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