Episode 218: He Made a DEAL WITH THE DEVIL - Sacrificed 80+ Children For Money & Power (Serial Killer Gilles De Rais)
There are a few things you should do before moving out of your house. Most people will make a short to-do list of sorts. Turn off the power, check all the closets for valuables, things like that.
But even then you will always leave some part of yourself behind… maybe it’s a piece of mail, your welcome mat, or maybe even your scent. It’s inevitable. Understandable.
You probably wouldn’t expect to find dead bodies though. The headless bodies of two young boys. They weren’t hidden in the chimney, or buried in the backyard, they were slumped over in a room in plain sight. You couldn’t help but wonder.
What the hell was the previous owner doing? What happened? And where are the heads?
Full Source Notes: rottenmangopodcast.com
Book: Trial of Gilles de Rais by Georges Bataille (based on court transcripts and testimonies of the French natives whose ancestors were acquainted with Gilles de Rais. This book was an amazing supplementary source, but I wouldn’t recommend reading it “for fun” because it’s very history-heavy. Not the type of book you would read to relax for sure. It was published in 1959, so… )
Book: The Real Bluebeard by Jean Benedetti
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilles_de_Rais
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Champtoc%C3%A9-sur-Loire
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_of_Arc
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Agincourt#:~:text=The%20Battle%20of%20Agincourt%20
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_VI_of_France
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hundred_Years%27_War
https://www.britannica.com/story/gilles-de-rais-historys-first-serial-killer#:~:text=In%201433%20he%20financed%20the,selected%20by%20de%20Rais%20himself.
https://criminalminds.fandom.com/wiki/Gilles_de_Rais
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluebeard
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