Crimes That Made History — Season 1, Episode 2: Albert Soleilland: A Case for the Death Penalty

Episode synopsis

Paris, January 1907. Albert Soleilland is accused of the rape and murder of a little girl - Marthe. The press details every step of the case as if it was a show. As early century France was on the verge of abolishing the death sentence, that infamous crime set the abolitionist cause back decades - the media massively and eagerly asked for his execution.

About Crimes That Made History

Crimes and bloody tales that made the headlines usually reveal a lot about the hidden fantasies of their time. From Jack the Ripper to the Andes crash, the ten episodes of this collection shed a black light on a page of history that left a mark on their time.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1Jack the Ripper: The Invention of the Serial Killer
• E3Fritz Haarmann: Vampire in the Weimar Republic
• E4The St. Valentine's Massacre: Gang Rule in America
• E5Violette Nozière: The Patricidal Poisoner
• E6Abe Sada: The Fantasy of Japanese Eroticism
• E7Roswell: Back to the UFO
• E8Flight 571: Acceptable Face of Cannibalism
• E9The Jonestown Massacre: An American Apocalypse
• E10The Death of Princess Di