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Dates: during 1952-1952
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...that case," said the judge, "there might have been some results." Verdict on Pedro and Viviana: guilty of swindling. Sentence: eight months (suspended), 120,000 francs fine and damages-including the price of a watch...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FRANCE: Swindle in the Dark | 12/8/1952 | See Source »

...last the professor agreed to call in a consultant. Madame Viviana, a cheerful, blowzy blonde with a wide circle of friends in the spirit world, was confident that she could do away with anyone's husband with the aid of four chicken hearts and a measly 54,000 francs. Auguste produced the desired articles, obediently stuck pins in wax candles at Viviana's command, and waited. In almost no time, Lucienne's husband, bursting with health, returned from the Cameroons to his willing wife, who no longer had time for Auguste...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FRANCE: Swindle in the Dark | 12/8/1952 | See Source »

Crestfallen and dejected, Salesman Auguste could only moan: "There ought to be a law ..." Well, maybe there was. Last week blonde Madame Viviana and Professor Pedro were haled to a Paris criminal court by Auguste Chaussumier, whose mistress' husband they had failed to kill. "For what does he reproach them?" demanded the defense attorney. "His wish was at least as immoral as their actions. And if they had not offered their services, who knows but what Chaussumier might have gone to a professional killer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FRANCE: Swindle in the Dark | 12/8/1952 | See Source »

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