September 23, 1878 - Georges-Alexandre Sarrejani
Sarret's case drew lasting attention less for the murders themselves than for the method of concealment — the use of sulphuric acid to destroy the bodies of his victims, a procedure clinical enough in its execution to suggest premeditation well beyond ordinary criminal impulse. His trial became one of the more discussed criminal proceedings in interwar France, and his guillotining at Aix-en-Provence would prove to be the last carried out in that city.
From Wikipedia
Georges-Alexandre Sarret (born Giorgio Sarrejani; 23 September 1878 – 10 April 1934) was a French criminal who was the last person to be executed in Aix-en-Provence. He was guillotined for double murder in a notorious case that involved his dissolving the bodies of his victims in sulphuric acid. Sarret's crimes reportedly inspired British serial killer John George Haigh, known as the Acid Bath Murderer.
- Last updated on .