The Gouffé Affair: France's Shocking 19th Century Murder Case

The Gouffe Affair, also known as the Gouffé Case, was a sensational French criminal case in the late 19th century. In 1889, bailiff Toussaint-Augustin Gouffé went missing, and his body was later discovered in a trunk in Millery, France. Investigation led to two key suspects: Michel Eyraud and his lover Gabrielle Bompard. They had lured Gouffé, killed him for his money, and attempted to dispose of his body. Eyraud fled to North America but was captured and extradited back to France. Both were tried, with Eyraud sentenced to death and Bompard receiving a 20-year sentence. The case drew immense public and media attention due to its grisly details and international aspects.

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[jldisme]

" they buried him... And waited to see if more clues would emerge." i got the weird image of clues springing up from the grave site.

[snapdragon]

Professional police forces were still a new thing back in the 19th century. Just imagine how many serial killers may have been running around at any given time that were never caught.

[dutch]

The absolute massacre the first autopsy did to the body is insane, not to mention the seemingly logical investigations the professor went through with it that the first examiner entirely disregarded. Hair color being marked as black because they didn't thing to even wash off the decomp? Wild.

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[louisecolombi]

Amazing to see the old pictures of the people involved in this affair

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[TuckerSP]

This was really an amazing story of early forensics. I'm glad some justice was served in this case.

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Your outrage over the botched first autopsy was delicious!

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[MightyMezzo]

How very interesting, hearing about early forensic medicine. And what a story.

[TheRelizabeth]

I have heard this story told mostly about the young woman and how she ended up in this situation. It was fascinating to hear of the victim and the forensic work in identifying him. Thank you so much! ❤

[karenroot]

Well I Never. Paul so good to get some time to play catch up! Wonderful to see your Dapper self. They sure botched this first autopsy. Bashing home on the skull? Crushing bones. Thank God forensics has come a long way Gruesome story Paul. Love your foreign language skills! I could listen to you all day long! Thanks for sharing this with us! See ya next time!

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I wonder if they’d gone to all that trouble of a second autopsy if the suspected victim weren’t a wealthy person.

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What a great episode! So sequential and exciting. I loved the depiction of the work of Dr. Lacassagne. Very engrossing. Always satisfying to get closure in a crime. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

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