22: The Soap Maker of Correggio, Leonarda Cianciulli | Italy

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True Crime, Society & Culture, Documentary, History

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🗓️ 11 November 2018

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

Three women vanished from the Northern Italian town of Correggio within the space of a year. Locals looked at a local shopkeeper and fortune teller Leonarda Cianciulli for answers. When they uncovered the truth behind the disappearances, the story caused a ripple throughout the world. Not only did this mother of four murder her friends, but she also used their remains and made them into soap and cakes.

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0:49.2	their families, and loved ones.
0:58.0	Albertina was concerned about her dead brother's wife.
1:02.0	The two sisters-in-law always looked out for each other, but Virginia had changed. All she could talk about
1:05.3	was a job in Florence that would bring her back to her glory days as a world-class soprano,
1:09.5	but it all sounded too good to be true to Albertina.
1:14.4	If Albertina had to be perfectly honest, the 50-something Virginia trying to get back on stage was
1:20.1	probably not the best idea. Her voice wasn't as strong as it used to be and she was a bit out of shape.
1:27.0	The whole Florence thing made no sense. She didn't even know where she would stay once she got there.
1:33.4	It was coming up to Christmas of 1940, and Virginia was gone.
1:38.1	She had sold her home in all her belongings and left Correggio without saying goodbye.
1:43.0	Albertina felt uneasy about her sister-in-law sudden departure
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