Landru, Henri Desire
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| born on | 12 April 1869 at 06:00 (= 06:00 AM ) | ||
| Place | Paris, France, 48n52, 2e20 | ||
| Timezone | LMT m2e20 (is local mean time) | ||
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| Astrology data |   22°21'  24°15 Asc. 10°54'
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Biography
French homicide; murdered at least ten women between 1915-1919 after proposing marriage and cheating them of property and money. He shot, stabbed, dismembered, buried or burned his victims.
Landru was the son of a fireman at the ironworks and a mother who worked at home as a dressmaker. He was clever in school, earning praise from his teachers. Catholic, he served as an altar boy and a subdeacon. On 11/15/1890, he served in the army. His vocation was work for an architect.
On 6/04/1891, he fathered a child by Marie Catherine, the daughter of his cousin and two years later, on 10/07/1893, married her. They had three more kids.
Landru was convicted of fraud perpetrated in 1900, 1901 and 1903, and again in 1906, sentenced to two years prison 5/19/1906. His mom died in 1912 and his dad committed suicide 8/27/1912, hanging himself from a tree, disgraced to find that his son had been in prison.
No.1. In December 1914, Landru met Mme Jeanne Cuchet, whom he murdered, along with her 17-year-old son Andre in April or May 1915.
No. 2. On 6/25/1915, he killed Therese Laborde-Line, 47.
No 3. On 8/02/1915, his victim was Mme Guillin, 51.
No 4 and 5. On 12/08/1915, his victim was Mme. Heon, 55 and the same month, Mme. Couillet, whom he had met in May.
No. 6. On 12/26/1915, his victim was Mme Anna Collumb, 44.
No. 7. In February 1917 he met Andrée Babelay, 19, the only woman without financial substance, and killed her on 4/12/1917.
No. 8. He had first written to Mmr. Celestine Buisson, 44, whom he killed on 9/01/1917.
No. 9. He wrote to Mme. Louise Jaume, 28, in March 1917 and killed her on 11/24/1917.
No.10. On 1/13/1919, he killed Mme. Marie Therese Marchadier, a brothel keeper.
The modern Bluebeard was arrested on 4/13/1919, Paris, and went to trial 11/07/1921. During the trial his manner was calm, genteel and unctuous. He appeared respectable with a short, neat beard and a dignified demeanor; his repartee was quick. He stated that he had had sexual relations with 283 women. Landru was found guilty of 11 murders, ten women and a youth. He was sent to the guillotine 2/25/1922, Versailles, France.
Events
- Death by Execution 25 February 1922 (Beheaded, age 52)
- Social : Joined group 15 November 1890 (Army)
- Family : Change in family responsibilities 4 June 1891 (Daughter Marie Catherine born)
- Relationship : Marriage 7 October 1893
- Crime : Homicide Perpetration December 1914 (Killed Jeanne Cuchet)
- Crime : Homicide Perpetration 1915 (Killed Jeanne's son Andre Cuchet)
- Crime : Homicide Perpetration 25 June 1915 (Killed Therese Laborde-Line)
- Crime : Homicide Perpetration 2 August 1915 (Killed Mmr. Guillin)
- Crime : Homicide Perpetration 8 December 1915 (Killed Mmr. Heon)
- Crime : Homicide Perpetration December 1915 (Killed Mm. Couillet)
- Crime : Homicide Perpetration 26 December 1915 (Killed Anna Collumb)
- Relationship : Begin significant relationship February 1917 (Andree Babelay)
- Crime : Homicide Perpetration 12 April 1917 (Killed Andree Babelay)
- Crime : Homicide Perpetration 1 September 1917 (Killed Celestine Buisson)
- Relationship : Begin significant relationship March 1917 (Louis Jaume)
- Crime : Homicide Perpetration 24 November 1917 (Killed Louis Jaume)
- Crime : Homicide Perpetration 13 January 1919 (Killed Marie Therese Marchader)
- Crime : Arrest 13 April 1919
- Crime : Trial dates 7 November 1921
Source Notes
T.Pat Davis quotes. B.R.
Biographies: Dennis Bardens, "The Lady Killer," 1972. "Infamous Murders," Verdict Press.
Categories
- Passions : Criminal Perpetrator : Thief/ Financial crime (Cheated women of property and money)
- Passions : Criminal Perpetrator : Executed (Beheaded)
- Passions : Criminal Perpetrator : Homicide serial (Ten women)
- Personal : Death : Unusual (Guillotine)
- Notable : Book Collection : Crime Collection
- Notable : Famous : Criminal cases (Famed serial killer of women, a Bluebeard)
- Vocation : Building Trades : Architect/ Planner (Architect)
- Family : Parenting : Kids more than 3 (Four)
- Family : Childhood : Family traumatic event (Dad committed suicide)
- Passions : Sexuality : Extremes in quantity (Claims over 280 liaisons)
- Personal : Religion/Spirituality : Western (Catholic)
- Family : Relationship : Number of Marriages (One)
- Passions : Criminal Perpetrator : Prison sentence
- Vocation : Military : Military service (Army)
- Passions : Sexuality : Incest perpetrator (Married his cousin's daughter)
