This is the tale of Leonarda Cianciulli, known as the 'Soap-Maker of Correggio', a gentle-looking woman who shocked all of Italy with her heinous crimes of murder and macabre repurposing of human bodies
Cianciulli's Birth Chart
The courtroom drama: Trial of the Correggio's murderer
Cianciulli's malevolent practices unravelled after the sister-in-law of her final victim, Virginia Cacioppo, voiced her suspicions, thus sparking a police investigation.
The evidence was found in letters written to the victims' families and personal items of the deceased discovered at Cianciulli's residence.
Her trial captured the attention of not just Italy, but the entire world. During the court hearings, Leonarda appeared unremorseful and even gleeful while recounting her crimes in vivid detail, her confessions painting a horrific picture of the series of murders.
She spoke openly about her acts, displaying the fatal soap and cake as evidence of her crimes.
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