He Promised Them Good Jobs… Then Strangled Them in the Woods | France’s First Serial Killer
A soft-spoken stranger approaches a young woman in 1850s Lyon and offers her the perfect position as a maid—steady pay, a comfortable house, a better life. She packs her few belongings and follows him into the countryside.
She never comes back.
Between 1855 and 1861, Martin Dumollard and his wife turned hope into a deadly trap. He lured desperate domestic servants with false job offers, led them deep into the woods, and attacked. Some were robbed and left for dead. Others were raped, murdered, and buried—sometimes while still alive. When police finally searched his cottage, they found…
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