Salvador Dali claimed that the Perpignan train station was, 'the centre of the universe', and painted 'Le Mystique de la Gare de Perpignan' or, 'Pop, op, yes-yes, pompier', after claiming that he'd fell into an ecstasy cosmogenique, stronger than any other he'd ever felt before...

https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TrueCrimeFrance

Music:

Artist: Edward Rosser

Song: Gnossienne No 1

Composer: Erik Satie

Licence: The song is permitted for commercial use under license Creative Commons "Public Domain Mark 1.0"

http://www.orangefreesounds.com

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82AsD3emIGQ

https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meurtres_de_la_gare_de_Perpignan

https://www.leparisien.fr/archives/le-suspect-n-1-des-meurtres-de-la-gare-de-perpignan-assassine-27-06-2012-2066807.php

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKFDX0dQZrs

Statement by survivor Sabrina (in French) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJc4aJP8FIs

Statement by Rançon's ex-wife (in French) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AptPkp_3io

https://www.lemonde.fr/societe/article/2021/06/12/jacques-rancon-le-tueur-de-la-gare-de-perpignan-condamne-a-trente-ans-de-reclusion-pour-le-meurtre-d-isabelle-mesnage_6083906_3224.html

https://www.lexpress.fr/actualites/1/societe/meurtre-d-isabelle-mesnage-en-1986-30-ans-de-prison-requis-contre-jacques-rancon_2152733.html

A quick update on the Bardon appeal trial, which took place last week.

https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TrueCrimeFrance

Music:

Artist: Edward Rosser

Song: Gnossienne No 1

Composer: Erik Satie

Licence: The song is permitted for commercial use under license Creative Commons "Public Domain Mark 1.0"

http://www.orangefreesounds.com

https://www.lemonde.fr/societe/article/2021/07/01/affaire-kulik-willy-bardon-condamne-en-appel-a-trente-ans-de-reclusion_6086558_3224.html

https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/hauts-de-france/nord-0/douai/affaire-kulik-proces-en-appel-de-willy-bardon-a-douai-trois-semaines-pour-eclaircir-des-zones-d-ombre-2131771.html?gclid=Cj0KCQjw24qHBhCnARIsAPbdtlKQMXhRaCijbaxIZW55KZTkcnjit4vuKfzVIq6YEceGg3XSiQHBnBEaAiHDEALw_wcB#xtor=SEC-617-GOO-[DSA]-[Hauts_De_France]-S-[54294695243]

Peggy and Amélie Merlin, 19 and 16 years old, were getting ready for the last night of the carnival. They were wagging school to prepare their disguise, Peggy was going as a marquise, Amélie as Pierrot, the jester from the Comedie Italienne. The two sisters were to meet up with two new friends who were also sisters, Audrey and Isabelle Rufin, 17 and 20 years old. Isabelle was to be an Indien and Audrey, a red muskateer...

https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TrueCrimeFrance

Music:

Artist: Edward Rosser

Song: Gnossienne No 1

Composer: Erik Satie

Licence: The song is permitted for commercial use under license Creative Commons "Public Domain Mark 1.0"

http://www.orangefreesounds.com

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JnEq8FzKL0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egq6mP6p3gU

https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/hauts-de-france/pas-calais/boulogne-mer/il-y-20-ans-quadruple-meurtre-freres-jourdain-1193695.html

https://www.rtl.fr/actu/justice-faits-divers/affaire-jourdain-l-abominable-crime-des-freres-siamois-de-l-horreur-7800961644

https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affaire_des_fr%C3%A8res_Jourdain

https://www.humanite.fr/le-lourd-passe-judiciaire-des-meurtriers-presumes-doutreau-152159

http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/index2.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.liberation.fr%2Ffrance-archive%2F1997%2F02%2F27%2Fdeux-freres-ferrailleursdu-taudis-au-crime-jean-louis-et-jean-michel-jourdain-accuses-des-meurtres-d_195618

https://www.lavoixdunord.fr/262073/article/2017-11-12/agee-de-62-ans-la-maman-de-peggy-et-amelie-est-decedee

https://www.lavoixdunord.fr/551023/article/2019-03-12/jean-michel-jourdain-reste-incarcere-vendin-le-vieil?&pwback

https://spark.adobe.com/page/0txhauoVtlAII/