Marcel Petiot's Serial Killings
How did a trusted doctor murder desperate refugees?
4.7 (34)
61 mins
Explore the chilling story of Marcel Petiot, a doctor who turned deception into a deadly weapon. Discover how he lured desperate people into his Paris home during World War II. Learn about the horrifying murders that eventually exposed his dark crimes.
Ep 1:
The Making of a Monster
Before he was Doctor Satan, he was a cat-torturing child, a self-wounded soldier, and a small-town doctor with a chilling talent for deception and fraud.
Ep 2:
Doctor, Mayor, Murderer
From rigged elections and a bludgeoned mistress to a missing housekeeper and shady Paris cures, Petiot's ambitions turn increasingly lethal—and increasingly untouchable.
Ep 3:
The Murder Factory of Occupied Paris
In occupied Paris, Petiot builds a soundproofed death chamber, luring desperate victims with promises of escape—then survives brutal Gestapo torture without breaking.
Ep 4:
The Guillotine and the Missing Millions
Caught fleeing his own charnel house, Petiot cons his way free, hunts himself as a Resistance officer, then faces trial, execution, and an unsolved fortune.
Discussions (5)
Everett
Level 9 · 1 mo agoDude showed up on a bicycle lol
Mateo
Level 6 · 1 mo agoPetiot's medical degree in 8 months checks out. Post WW1 France did implement accelerated programs for vets. Standard medical training was 6+ years but these expedited tracks were real and widely criticized at the time.
Lily
Level 6 · 1 mo agoLouisette got pregnant, disappeared, and a decapitated body showed up in the river but the police just let Petiot run for mayor??? The town said not my problem 💀
