THE FRENCH BLUEBEARD
CONFESSION BY HIS WIFE
A MARTYR, NOT A CRIMINAL
(The Times.) Received January 15, 5.5 p.m. PARIS, Jan. 13
After confessing that she had impersonated two victims to enable Landru to draw their savings, Madame Landru burst into tears, crying, “I am a martyr, not a criminal. My only fault is that I love my husband too well.”
Landru, when confronted with his wife’s confession, admitted ils truth. He still denied the murders and curtly refused to answer questions.
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Waikato Times, Volume 92, Issue 14265, 16 January 1920, Page 5
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