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L'auberge rouge (The Red Inn) is a famous old French criminal case. Between 1805 and 1831 a couple (Pierre and Marie Martin) and their employee (Jean Rochette) who ran a lonely inn (L'Auberge de Peyrebeille) in Lanarce, were accused of robbing and murdering around fifty travellers. A rumour said that they used to serve dinner to their guests (soon to be murdered) with cooked body parts of previous victims.
The suspects were arrested in 1831 after a dead body was found near a river. The victim was last seen at the inn. During the trial, numerous witness testified. Finally, the innkeepers and their employee were declared guilty and sentenced to death. They were guillotined just in front of their inn. 30,000 people came to watch the execution.
Today the sinister inn still exists. It is a major touristic attraction in the area.
In popular culture
The case is featured in a 1951 French black comedy L'Auberge Rouge starring Fernandel. A remake was made in 2007 starring Christian Clavier and Gérard Jugnot.
External links
References
- Viallet, Felix (1966). Peyrebeille. La Légende Et L'histoire De L'auberge Sanglante. la Tribune.
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