Faits divers, l'histoire à la une S01E04 - L'Affaire Soleilland, l'enfance assassinée

Paris, January 1907. Albert Soleilland is accused of the rape and murder of a little girl – Marthe. The press details every step of the case as if it was a show.

As early century France was on the verge of abolishing the death sentence, that infamous crime set the abolitionist cause back decades – the media massively and eagerly asked for his execution.