South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-03-09
BURNED BODIES OF
WOMEN HE LOVED
Evidence in Noted French
Crime Case Revealed
Astounding Murders.

phase OF Henri L.andru's criminal
career. which astounded Europe and
made his name synonymous with the
tabled Blucbeard Of the Middle Ages.
opened ln 1915 and ended in the bare
courtroom iu Versailles in Novem-
Der. 1921. with his conviction Of the
Anurder of 10 OF his haucees and the
I7-year-oId son or the first.
The FIRST Of the cryptic entries ln
the death Garnet is the name OF
tho respectable mlddle-aged widow
Cachet and the stark inscription
Jan. 15-ouc single. one round trip
ticket go Nernou.let Madame Gu
cEet dlsapp from that day. In
VestiEation showed that Laudru met
hen through a matrimonial advertise
mert that after "a brief courtship she
went 10 I've with him az NernOuillet
under promises Of marriage. Her
son. Andre CUchet. also disappeared.
Part OF the furniture belonging to
Madame CUchet was found 30 the
apartment Of Landrus wife His
wife and his sons sweetheart were
wearing Cuchet's jeweiry.
with almost mouotonous regular
IT'S the fatefm entries in the Garnet
rccur-each marking the final disap-
pcarance OF one ~ his victims.
The second entry is the widow
Iabordf-Liue with the date June.
1915. and The usual grim cone single
-cuc round trip ticket Ncrnouulet.'
She had announced her engagement
to- "a Monsieur Cuchet" within few
days after meeting Llndru. who had
adopted the name Of his previous vic
tim Madame Ilaborde-Line wa
never seen after the fatal trip TO
Nernoulllet villa
They Never Returned.
Next on the list was Madam Gull
Dir. I.sndru met her Aug Is and Il
was preparing for her wedding. Her
Wis and lingerie were found in Ian
dru's garage.
The fourth was Madam HeOn,
wild W past middle age. Little is
known of her except that she went
20 Vernouulet and never returned.
Madam C0llomb-Dec. %. 1916
ore single. one round-trip Vernouil-
le, -Four a. M. 50s7 francs After
the usual promises Of marriage
Madam Collomb went with Landru
Dec. 26 The prosecution charged
tho -Four a. M" was the hour OF
the murder and the last item the
amount Of money Landru obtained.
Articles OF ColIomb's clothing were
found i'm Landru's villa.
The sixth "daucee" was 19-year-old
Madeline Babelay. lie first met her
in the subway She was crying, fol-
lowing a quarrel with her mother,
ard had determined 90 leave home
Iu a fatherly way Landru offered to
all her He enticed her TO Gambais
villa on March %. 1917 The entry
Babelay-April 12-Four "a. M" was
the last ever heard of her. Her war
time identity card and some under
wear was found in a box al Gambais.
Iandru claimed they were left as
security for money advanced her.
selected Wedding Dress.
The next entry is Widow Buisson
- Sept I. I917-1O:15 "a. m" Laudru
had been making love TO her more
than two years and had written
dozens OF love letters before she fl
nally succumbcd 10 his opportunities
Both she and Landru spent the day
before the fatal date eIccting her
wedding dress. The inquiry showed
Iandru came back TO Paris the same
day. alone 20 begin his courtship OF
AIadamoiseIle SECRET.
Madam Jaumc-Oct. %. 1917
Three a m." represent the eighth o.
aucee in the death Garnet" she was
intensely religious and had scyupies
against living with Iandru before
marriage He went with her TO the
Sacred Heart church and they pray
ell together. Her scruples overcome
they made the fatal trip 10 Gaubais.
Tile ninth wa5 Madam Passed. The
police discovered Landru sold her
IN Use teeth for 10 francs ~ the trial
Iandru claimed the teeth were his
fathers and that "PascaTs teeth We're
gold filed and would haze brought
az least 90 francs"
Madame Pascal had toll friends OF
the strange. fascination Of her Gauce's
ewes and related how no 1nCc tried
20 hypnotic her she took to Cam
ba.s her favoritc cat. It's body was
found buried i'm the garden stransled
with a waNed cord
AFFAIR Of FonOr"
The tenth and last OF the disap-
p,1red datcees were Thereas Mar
chandler. -Laudru had proposed go
her upon the second meeting. After
Borrowing 90 francs from his wife
ror c7rfa~e Jo Gambafs. Landru re-
t:rued mex. day and paid $50 francs
lu debts NIarchandler's three pet
DOGS were found in the Sarden
StrlHgled with a cord
Az the time OF ni~ arrest Landru
was counting Ferr9ud S"-rct, au at
tractive g.r- O.. go who had broken
her urorl vlfl 1er aal-e tt the front
she was wearing .hc death ring the
engagement ring chat Laudru had
gwen 10 nine other fiancees. stimuli
taneousIy he was afiia1ced t1 Jeanne
In -rrrra FROM hmm 10 had 1...-r-..rt-...r