In August 1933, 18-year-old Violette Nozière committed patricide by poisoning her father in Paris. Following a brief escape, she was arrested and quickly admitted to the crime, claiming it was due to his abusive behavior. The story captivated both the media and the public, leading to her infamous label as "the monster in the skirt."
Show
Crimes That Made History
Episode
S01E05
Air Date
Oct 20, 2017
Season 1 Episodes
S01E01
Jack the Ripper: The Invention of the Serial Killer
S01E02
Albert Soleilland: A Case for the Death Penalty
S01E03
Fritz Haarmann: Vampire in the Weimar Republic
S01E04
The St. Valentine's Massacre: Gang Rule in America
S01E05
Violette Nozière: The Patricidal Poisoner
S01E06
Abe Sada: The Fantasy of Japanese Eroticism
S01E07
Roswell: Back to the UFO
S01E08
Flight 571: Acceptable Face of Cannibalism
S01E09
The Jonestown Massacre: An American Apocalypse
S01E10
The Death of Princess Di