Henri Désiré Landru
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Henri Désiré Landru was a French serial killer, nicknamed the Bluebeard of Gambais and a prolific marriage fraudster. He is confirmed to have murdered at least ten women and the teenage son of his fir
Landru photographed 17 April 1919
Henri Désiré Landru during his military service (circa 1889–1893)
Landru Police Mugshot 22 December 1909
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Monsieur Verdoux
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Monsieur Verdoux is a 1947 American black comedy film directed by and starring Charlie Chaplin, who plays a bigamist wife killer inspired by serial killer Henri Désiré Landru. The supporting cast incl
Henri Désiré Landru
…notorious murderers, whose investigation and trial became a media sensation in the aftermath of World War I. His case inspired Charlie Chaplin's film Monsieur Verdoux. Landru was arrested on 12 April 1919 at an apartment near Paris's Gare du Nord, which he shared with his 24-year-old mistress Fernande Segret. Police…
Theatrical release poster (1947)