SCARELLA, JOSEPH—Chef who ultimately refused Petiot’s offer to send him to Argentina.
SCHEPERS—See Arnsberg, Ludwig and Ludwika.
SCHONKER, CHAÏMA and FRANZISKA (aka Stevens; Ehrenreich; Eemans)—Parents of Marie-Anne Basch and Ludwika Arnsberg; presumed victims of Petiot.
SIMONIN—See Soutif.
SOUTIF—French Forces of the Interior captain (under the name Simonin) and an undercover collaborator; he arrested Petiot on October 31, 1944.
STÉFANAGGI, MAÎTRE DOMINIQUE—Civil-suit attorney representing Piereschi’s family at the murder trial.
STEVENS—See Schonker, Chaïma and Franziska.
TEYSSIER, JOSEPH—One of the policemen who discovered the bodies at 21 rue Le Sueur.
TURPAULT, MARIE—A friend of Nézondet’s mistress to whom he told the story about rue Le Sueur he claimed to have heard from Maurice Petiot.
VALÉRI, CAPTAIN HENRI—Alias used by Petiot at the Caserne de Reuilly; he took the name from a plaque identifying the previous occupant of his apartment at 66 rue Caumartin.
VALLÉE, RAYMOND—Friend of Madame Braunberger’s at whose house Dr. Braunberger and Petiot first met, and through whom Madame Braunberger received the first letter from her husband after his disappearance; Vallée’s wife was Georgette Petiot’s cousin.
VAN BEVER, JEAN-MARC—Arrested in 1942 with his lover Jeannette Gaul for narcotics abuse, he disappeared one month later, presumably at Petiot’s hands.
VÉRON, MAÎTRE PIERRE—Civil-suit attorney hired to defend Madame Khaït’s daughter on a narcotics case involving Petiot; he later represented the Khaït relatives at the murder trial and was, coincidentally, hired to represent the family of Yvan Dreyfus.
WETTERWALD, DR. FRANÇOIS—Imprisoned Resistant whose papers Petiot stole in order to enlist in the French Forces of the Interior.
WOLFF, MAURICE, LINA, and RACHEL—Refugees who tried to leave France and who presumably ended up victims of Petiot.
YONNET, JACQUES—See Ibarne, Lieutenant Jacques.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Barret, Claude. L’Affaire Petiot. “Le Crime ne paie pas” collection. Paris: Librairie Gallimard, 1958.
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Gordeaux, Paul. Le Docteur Petiot. Paris: Editions J’ai lu, 1970.
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Perry, Jacques, and Chabert, Jane. L’Affaire Petiot. “L’Air du temps” collection. Paris: Librairie Gallimard, 1957.
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Information was also drawn from the following newspapers:
L’Aurore, Combat, Le Figaro, France-Soir, Franc-Tireur, Libération-Soir, Le Matin, Le Monde, The New York Herald Tribune (international edition), L’Oeuvre, Le Parisien Libéré, Paris-Soir, Le Petit Parisien, and Resistance.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Among the people who helped with this project, I should mention a few, and the many others must rest content with the knowledge that, whatever its merits or demerits, they were accomplices and must accept their due. My thanks to: the Procureur Général de la Cour d’Appel de Paris and the Director of the Archives du Département de la Seine et de la Ville de Paris for permitting me to consult the voluminous official court dossier on the Petiot case; the Director of the Musée de la Prefecture de Police, who showed me the Police Judiciaire files at his disposal; Drs. Christian Piédelièvre and Léon Dérobert for information on the coroner’s report; Maître Paul Cousin, who showed me his copy of Maître Floriot’s final plea and, together with Maître Eugène Ayache, supplied valuable information about the preparation of the defense; Avocat Général Elissalde for information on the State’s preparation of the prosecution; Maître Bernard Massu for fascinating stories about his father and the investigation; Pierre Manière for a copy of his pamphlet, which provided much of my information about Petiot’s political career; and Maître Jean-Marc Varaut for useful information and a delicious lunch.
Above all, I am indebted to Maître Pierre Véron, who gave me a wealth of information, a great deal of his time, and the pleasure of spending many enjoyable hours with him and his family. For assorted help, tolerance, and occasional enthusiasm, thanks to Francienne and Dr. Maurice Béjat, Marianne and Olivier Béjat, François Caradec, the late Florence Gilliam, Professor Henri Gouhier, Gilles and Paul Kujawski, and André Roumieux. Thanks also to Abigail Adams, John Coggeshall, and David Rashkis for their useful critical comments, and to Arnold Ehrlich for turning fancy into fact or vice versa.
About the Author
Thomas Maeder is the author of five books, including The Unspeakable Crimes of Dr. Petiot (1981), Crime and Madness: The Origins and Evolution of the Insanity Defense (1985), and Adverse Reactions (1994), and coauthor of seven humor books. He has also written for magazines and newspapers, including the Atlantic and Scientific American; designed science museum exhibits; worked in the Office of Research at Georgetown University Medical Center; and consulted and created educational programs in the medical technology and life sciences industries. Maeder lives in Narberth, Pennsylvania.
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