The commuting of a killer's death sentence sparks public outrage in the early 1900s.
At the end of the 19th century, a bloodthirsty killer eludes capture until an early form of police profiling is employed.
A self-confessed killer's charm does not prevent his from being the last public execution in France in 1939.
A serial killer preys upon war widows in Paris throughout the years of World War I.
