Hi, park enthusiasts. I'm your host, Delia Diambra. And the case I'm going to tell you about today is a crime that I think is fair to say remains one of the most violent and baffling modern mysteries in Europe.

It took place at Lake Anisee, France in 2012. But the investigation spreads as far across the globe as Great Britain, the southern United States, and the Middle East.

There isn't one victim, or two, or even three.

There are six.

Four were murdered, and two barely made it out alive.

Before I get too far ahead of myself, though, it's important to understand the

geographic area where this case happened. Lake Anisee is the second largest lake in France, and it's

situated in the Ote-Savois region in eastern France that borders Switzerland along the French Alps.

Heaven's country, as I like to call it. A lot of tourists visit the lake because

it has super clean water and lots of opportunities to enjoy recreational activities. The website

for Lakes France states that the lake draws its water from several surrounding rivers

that flow from nearby mountains as well as an underwater source more than 80 meters below the surface.

Because the lake is surrounded by mountains, winds that whip through the area create a unique

environment for aquatic sports. Fishing is a big thing at the lake and rowing clubs are pretty

popular too. In September of 2012, though, the area made headlines for something far less idyllic,

a massacre.

A nameless and faceless gunslinger unleashed horror in a forest close to the lake and nearly

annihilated an entire family who was out for a scenic drive and a cyclist who was getting

his daily exercise.

Everyone, and I mean everyone who has studied this case, can't quite make sense of it,

which is why today's episode is just part one of the story.

Part two is coming next week, because there was just too much information to cover in a single episode.

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