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On 11 March 1944, Petiot's neighbors in Rue Le Sueur complained to police about a foul stench in the area and large amounts of smoke billowing from a chimney of the house. Fearing a chimney fire, the police summoned firemen, who entered the house and found a great fire in a coal stove in the basement. In the fire, and scattered in the basement, were human remains. [3] Article of newspaper Le Matin for 14 March 1944, reporting the discovery of 21 Rue Le Sueur. After seven months on the run, he was caught in a Metro station in October 1944. He was charged with 135 crimes, including 26 counts of murder. In the late 1700’s there was another story to supposedly come out of France. This story was nearly identical our 14th century story but allegedly took place during the time of the French revolution. In all, the story isn't much slow paced, yet very small. I mean the story ends with the death penalty of the culprit. Cmon dude! I wanted more. After the German conquest and occupation of the Netherlands, Barbie was assigned to Amsterdam. He had been pre-assigned to Adolf Eichmann's Amt (Department) IV/B-4. This department was responsible for identification, roundup and deportation of Dutch Communists, Jews and Freemasons. On 11 October 1940, Barbie arrested Hermannus van Tongeren [ nl], Grand Master of the Grand Orient of the Netherlands. In March 1941, van Tongeren was transported to Sachsenhausen concentration camp where, in freezing conditions, he died two weeks later. On 1 April, Barbie summoned Van Tongeren's daughter, Charlotte, to SD headquarters and informed her that her father had died of an infection in both ears and had been cremated. [7]

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Allan A. Ryan (August 1983). Klaus Barbie and the United States government- A Report to the Attorney General of the United States (Report). Justice Department, U.S Government. During the intervening seven months, Petiot hid with friends, claiming that the Gestapo wanted him because he had killed Germans and informers. He eventually began living with a patient, Georges Redouté, let his beard grow, and adopted various aliases. Yes, it's a true story and I ...umm.. cannot go more than 2 stars. feel sorry for the artist :( He has done a great job. In Paris, Petiot attracted patients by using fake credentials, and built an impressive reputation for his practice at 66 Rue de Caumartin. [4] However, there were rumors of illegal abortions and excessive prescriptions of addictive remedies. In 1936, Petiot was appointed médecin d'état-civil, with authority to write death certificates. The same year, he was institutionalized briefly for kleptomania, but was released the next year. He persisted in tax evasion. Interview mit Peter Hammerschmidt zum Thema Klaus Barbie" (PDF). 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 October 2011.

Historians estimate that Barbie was directly responsible for the deaths of up to 14,000 people, [12] [13] personally participating in roundups such as the Rue Sainte-Catherine Roundup which saw 84 people arrested in a single day. He arrested Jean Moulin, a high-ranking member of the French Resistance and his most prominent captive. In 1943, he was awarded the Iron Cross (First Class) by Adolf Hitler for his campaign against the French Resistance and the capture of Moulin. [ citation needed] a b Wolfe, Robert (19 September 2001). "Analysis of the Investigative Records Repository file of Klaus Barbie". Interagency Working Group . Retrieved 1 May 2009. It is rumored that people all over France came to Paris to try his delectable delicacies. Even King Charles VI was reportedly a connoisseur of the butcher’s meat pies and pâtés. On 25 May 1946, Petiot was beheaded, after a stay of a few days due to a problem with the release mechanism of the guillotine, and buried at Ivry Cemetery. [3] In popular culture [ edit ] Detective Massu and his son Bernard investigate the killings. Meanwhile the Nazis are pushed out of Paris and Jodkum is killed, but not before lying about Massu being a Nazi collaborator. Massu is arrested. So is Petiot, out of the blue. Oh, it's because Massu found him. Well, why didn't you say so?a b c d e f King, David (2011). Death in the City of Light (1sted.). New York: Crown. ISBN 978-0-307-45289-4. Ryan, Allan A. Jr. (1984). Quiet Neighbors- Prosecuting Nazi War Criminals In America. USA: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich. ISBN 0-15-175823-9. Barbie collaborated with René Barrientos's regime, including teaching the general's private paramilitaries named "Furmont" how torture can best be used. The regime's political repression against leftist groups was helped by Barbie's knowledge about intelligence work, torture and interrogations. In 1972 under General Banzer (with whom Barbie collaborated even more openly), he assisted in illegal arrests, interrogations and murders of opposition and progressive groups. Journalists and activists who wrote or spoke about the regime's crimes against human rights were arrested and many fell victim to so-called " disappearances", the state's secret murders and abductions of leftists. Barbie actively participated in the regime's oppression of opponents. [26] [27] [28] [29]