The Bloody Baron: Gilles de Rais 1
Serial Killers & Murderous Minds
Crime House
4.5 • 713 Ratings
🗓️ 9 December 2024
⏱️ 45 minutes
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Summary
In medieval France, Gilles de Rais made his name as Joan of Arc's greatest ally. But now, we know him as one of history's most terrifying serial killers. From the depths of his castle, Gilles assaulted and murdered innocent children. And it seemed like nobody could stop him. Mind of a Serial Killer is a Crime House Original. Follow us on Instagram and TikTok @crimehouse for more true crime content.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, Crime House community. It's Vanessa Richardson. Looking for another Crime House original podcast to add to your rotation, you will love Clues with Morgan Absher and Kalyn Moore. |
| 0:12.8 | Every Wednesday, Morgan and Kalin dig into the world's most notorious crimes, clue by clue, from serial killers to shocking murders. |
| 0:21.5 | They follow the trail of clues, break down the evidence, and debate the theories. |
| 0:26.3 | It's like hanging out with your smart and true crime-obsessed friends. |
| 0:29.8 | Listen to clues on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, or wherever you listen to podcasts. |
| 0:46.3 | Music. or wherever you listen to podcasts. This is Crime House. |
| 0:50.3 | Most of us live our lives within certain boundaries. There are lines we just don't cross, morally, socially, and legally. |
| 1:00.0 | If we ever did, we know the repercussions could be severe. |
| 1:05.0 | But there are some people for whom no boundaries ever seem to exist. |
| 1:10.0 | People who, due to wealth, status, or celebrity, |
| 1:14.3 | believe they're immune to consequences, that they're special, invincible, even ordained. And what happens |
| 1:23.4 | when someone who's never been held accountable for their actions gets a taste for murder. |
| 1:30.3 | In those cases, the consequences can be horrifying. |
| 1:36.3 | The human mind is fascinating. |
| 1:48.9 | It controls how we think, how we feel, how we love, and how we hate. |
| 1:55.8 | And sometimes the mind drives us to do something truly unspeakable. |
| 2:00.7 | When that happens, people wonder, how could someone do such a the mind drives us to do something truly unspeakable. |
| 2:01.0 | When that happens, people wonder, how could someone do such a thing? |
| 2:06.1 | Well, on this show, that's what we're going to try and answer. |
| 2:09.7 | This is mind of a serial killer, a crimehouse original. |
| 2:14.1 | Every Monday, we'll be taking deep dives into the minds of history's most notorious serial killers and violent offenders. |
| 2:21.9 | At Crime House, we want to express our gratitude to you, our community, for making this possible. |
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