Show Notes
Helen Anderson and Danni Howard head to Paris to learn about the Monster of Montmartre, Theirry Paulin. After a textbook serial killer upbringing, Thierry travelled to Paris to indulge in a heady lifestyle of parties, drinking and drugs. Thierry was the ultimate night out buddy… but no one knew just where he was getting his money from… Expect terrible French accents, a truly horrible killer pair, and a tale that makes Danni very mad.
Devils in The Dark contains graphic details of violence and is not intended for all audiences. Listener discretion is strongly advised.
00:00 - Introduction 07:26 - Theirry’s story begins in Martinique 09:25 - Thierry moves to France aged just 17 09:48 - The love affair of Thierry Paulin and Jean-Thierry Mathurin 11:46 - Thierry and Jean-Thierry start a murderous spree 16:16 - The horrible murder of Alice Benaim 19:22 - Detectives at La Brigade Criminelle start to scramble 24:17 - The killing couple move to Toulouse 25:20 - Thierry and Jean-Theirry break up 35:54 - A drug deal gone wrong 36:56 - Thierry Paulin is diagnosed with AIDs 37:51 - Thierry ups his offending 42:12 - Survivor Bertha Finalteri finally cracks the case for Paris detectives 43:43 - The arrests of Thierry Paulin and Jean-Thierry Mathurin 47:59 - Thierry Paulin dies aged just 25 49:22 - The trial of Jean-Thierry Mathurin 51:10 - Notes on the death sentence 56:19 - What kind of old women would Helen and Danni be? 58:45 - Outro
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