Salvador Dali claimed that the Perpignan train station was, 'the centre of the universe', and painted 'Le Mystique de la Gare de Perpignan' or, 'Pop, op, yes-yes, pompier', after claiming that he'd fell into an ecstasy cosmogenique, stronger than any other he'd ever felt before...

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Music:

Artist: Edward Rosser

Song: Gnossienne No 1

Composer: Erik Satie

Licence: The song is permitted for commercial use under license Creative Commons "Public Domain Mark 1.0"

http://www.orangefreesounds.com

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82AsD3emIGQ

https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meurtres_de_la_gare_de_Perpignan

https://www.leparisien.fr/archives/le-suspect-n-1-des-meurtres-de-la-gare-de-perpignan-assassine-27-06-2012-2066807.php

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKFDX0dQZrs

Statement by survivor Sabrina (in French) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJc4aJP8FIs

Statement by Rançon's ex-wife (in French) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AptPkp_3io

https://www.lemonde.fr/societe/article/2021/06/12/jacques-rancon-le-tueur-de-la-gare-de-perpignan-condamne-a-trente-ans-de-reclusion-pour-le-meurtre-d-isabelle-mesnage_6083906_3224.html

https://www.lexpress.fr/actualites/1/societe/meurtre-d-isabelle-mesnage-en-1986-30-ans-de-prison-requis-contre-jacques-rancon_2152733.html

A quick update on the Bardon appeal trial, which took place last week.

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Music:

Artist: Edward Rosser

Song: Gnossienne No 1

Composer: Erik Satie

Licence: The song is permitted for commercial use under license Creative Commons "Public Domain Mark 1.0"

http://www.orangefreesounds.com

https://www.lemonde.fr/societe/article/2021/07/01/affaire-kulik-willy-bardon-condamne-en-appel-a-trente-ans-de-reclusion_6086558_3224.html

https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/hauts-de-france/nord-0/douai/affaire-kulik-proces-en-appel-de-willy-bardon-a-douai-trois-semaines-pour-eclaircir-des-zones-d-ombre-2131771.html?gclid=Cj0KCQjw24qHBhCnARIsAPbdtlKQMXhRaCijbaxIZW55KZTkcnjit4vuKfzVIq6YEceGg3XSiQHBnBEaAiHDEALw_wcB#xtor=SEC-617-GOO-[DSA]-[Hauts_De_France]-S-[54294695243]

Peggy and Amélie Merlin, 19 and 16 years old, were getting ready for the last night of the carnival. They were wagging school to prepare their disguise, Peggy was going as a marquise, Amélie as Pierrot, the jester from the Comedie Italienne. The two sisters were to meet up with two new friends who were also sisters, Audrey and Isabelle Rufin, 17 and 20 years old. Isabelle was to be an Indien and Audrey, a red muskateer...

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Music:

Artist: Edward Rosser

Song: Gnossienne No 1

Composer: Erik Satie

Licence: The song is permitted for commercial use under license Creative Commons "Public Domain Mark 1.0"

http://www.orangefreesounds.com

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JnEq8FzKL0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egq6mP6p3gU

https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/hauts-de-france/pas-calais/boulogne-mer/il-y-20-ans-quadruple-meurtre-freres-jourdain-1193695.html

https://www.rtl.fr/actu/justice-faits-divers/affaire-jourdain-l-abominable-crime-des-freres-siamois-de-l-horreur-7800961644

https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affaire_des_fr%C3%A8res_Jourdain

https://www.humanite.fr/le-lourd-passe-judiciaire-des-meurtriers-presumes-doutreau-152159

http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/index2.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.liberation.fr%2Ffrance-archive%2F1997%2F02%2F27%2Fdeux-freres-ferrailleursdu-taudis-au-crime-jean-louis-et-jean-michel-jourdain-accuses-des-meurtres-d_195618

https://www.lavoixdunord.fr/262073/article/2017-11-12/agee-de-62-ans-la-maman-de-peggy-et-amelie-est-decedee

https://www.lavoixdunord.fr/551023/article/2019-03-12/jean-michel-jourdain-reste-incarcere-vendin-le-vieil?&pwback

https://spark.adobe.com/page/0txhauoVtlAII/

On June 11th, 1994, 9 year old Emily Tanay was excited about the prospect of spending the weekend at her friend's house. They had lots of things planned, there was the medieval festival that they were all going to attend in disguise that afternoon, and the end of school year fair...

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Sources

Music:

Artist: Edward Rosser

Song: Gnossienne No 1

Composer: Erik Satie

Licence: The song is permitted for commercial use under license Creative Commons "Public Domain Mark 1.0"

http://www.orangefreesounds.com

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpPHwOe2f5E

https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affaire_de_la_Josacine_empoisonn%C3%A9e

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josamycin

https://www.lepoint.fr/justice/affaire-de-la-josacine-empoisonnee-le-spectre-de-l-erreur-judiciaire-20-11-2019-2348528_2386.php

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huFJ2bAGcRo

https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/normandie/seine-maritime/havre/affaire-josacine-empoisonnee-jean-marc-deperrois-va-deposer-nouvelle-requete-revision-1752863.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodium_cyanide

https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gruchet-le-Valasse

At the end of October, 1977, Agnès Le Roux, young, pretty, and rich, hadn't been heard from in days.

Heiress to one of the most beautiful Art Deco style casinos on the French Riviera, Le Palais de la Mediterranée, Agnès wasn't answering the phone in her apartment in Angel Bay, Nice, and her family and friends were starting to worry...

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Sources

Music:

Artist: Edward Rosser

Song: Gnossienne No 1

Composer: Erik Satie

Licence: The song is permitted for commercial use under license Creative Commons "Public Domain Mark 1.0"

http://www.orangefreesounds.com

https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affaire_Agn%C3%A8s_Le_Roux

https://www.leparisien.fr/faits-divers/affaire-agnes-le-roux-la-maison-de-l-assassin-vendue-aux-encheres-10-07-2018-7815093.php

https://www.nouvelobs.com/justice/20140407.OBS2884/le-fils-agnelet-accuse-son-pere-du-meurtre-d-agnes-le-roux.html

https://www.lemonde.fr/societe/article/2012/06/26/affaire-agnes-le-roux-les-parties-se-disputent-3-millions-d-euros_1724379_3224.html

https://www.europe1.fr/societe/la-mere-dagnes-le-roux-renee-le-roux-est-morte-a-93-ans-2764423

https://www.lemonde.fr/societe/article/2013/01/10/la-cedh-condamne-la-france-pour-le-proces-de-maurice-agnelet_1814812_3224.html#:~:text=arr%C3%AAt%20que%20M.-,Agnelet%20n'avait%20%22pas%20dispos%C3%A9%20de%20garanties%20suffisantes%20lui%20permettant,de%20demander%20un%20nouveau%20proc%C3%A8s.

https://www.lepoint.fr/societe/la-mere-de-guillaume-agnelet-menace-de-se-suicider-09-04-2014-1811612_23.php

https://www.imdb.com/video/vi3437214233?playlistId=tt2929890&ref_=vp_rv_ap_0

"When the officers learnt that Pierre Chanal was chief warrant officer at the military base in Mourmelon, in the Grand Est region of France, they immediately thought of the strange disappearances of 8 young men from this same base, over the period of 7 years..."

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Sources

Music:

Artist: Edward Rosser

Song: Gnossienne No 1

Composer: Erik Satie

Licence: The song is permitted for commercial use under license Creative Commons "Public Domain Mark 1.0"

http://www.orangefreesounds.com

Faites entrer l'accuser  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCYnvSNyILI

https://www.police-scientifique.com/grandes-affaires/les-disparus-de-mourmelon/

http://www.disparusdemourmelon.org/disparitions-enquete/disparitions.htm

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2007/may/05/familyandrelationships.family2

https://www.leparisien.fr/week-end/le-parisien-magazine-affaire-chanal-sur-la-route-du-bourreau-27-07-2016-5998801.php

At 21 minutes past midnight, Elodie rang 18, the number for the emergency fire/ambulance service here in France.

The horrified emergency centre operator tried asking for a name and the location of the caller, but all she heard was terrified screaming, and maybe two or three men's voices in the background...

Photos can be found on the True Crime France Facebook page, where you can also ask me questions and talk about the cases.

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I'm your host Deb, research, writing, translations, and editing are done by me.

Music:

Artist: Edward Rosser

Song: Gnossienne No 1

Composer: Erik Satie

Licence: The song is permitted for commercial use under license Creative Commons "Public Domain Mark 1.0"

http://www.orangefreesounds.com

Sources

https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affaire_Kulik#cite_note-courrier-picard-3

https://www.lemonde.fr/societe/article/2012/02/21/comment-l-enquete-sur-le-meurtre-d-elodie-kulik-a-ete-relancee-par-l-adn_1642851_3224.html

https://www.lepoint.fr/societe/la-malediction-de-jacky-29-07-2010-1222375_23.php#

https://www.20minutes.fr/justice/2665423-20191202-affaire-elodie-kulik-quand-willy-bardon-serein-parle-poule-tas-fumier

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fpn8Q7w1tWs Hondelatte Raconte

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pT2n6_6So0 non- elucidé

https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/hauts-de-france/somme/amiens/quand-affaire-kulik-devient-proces-bardon-1751207.html

https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/hauts-de-france/somme/affaire-kulik-326-000-euros-de-dommages-et-interets-pour-le-frere-et-le-pere-d-elodie-1990561.html

Let me tell you about Jean Claude Romand, for 18 years he pretended to be something he wasn't, then he did the unthinkable...

You can contact me at https://www.facebook.com/True-Crime-France-112830294243488 where you'll also find photos about the episodes.

Sources for this episode are:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ja2-i30fbAI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1BnAhemn_c&t=2360s

https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affaire_Romand

https://www.lemonde.fr/societe/article/2019/06/28/jean-claude-romand-est-sorti-de-prison_5482504_3224.html

https://www.francetvinfo.fr/societe/justice/j-ai-tue-tous-ceux-que-jaime-mais-je-suis-enfin-moi-pere-modele-mythomane-et-assassin-l-incroyable-histoire-de-jean-clauderomand_3138127.html

https://www.letemps.ch/monde/jeanclaude-romand-libere-prison-fantomes

https://www.nouvelobs.com/justice/20180917.OBS2463/jean-claude-romand-un-proces-a-la-limite-du-supportable.html

Music:

Artist: Edward Rosser

Song: Gnossienne No 1

Composer: Erik Satie

Licence: The song is permitted for commercial use under license Creative Commons "Public Domain Mark 1.0"

http://www.orangefreesounds.com