Sorry for dbdumonteil ! "Le trio infernal" is not inspired at all by "the honeymoon killers". It was an actual story ! The best business lawyer of Marseille, Georges "Sarret" Sarrejani, and his two lovers, German sisters Philomene and Catherine Schmidt, started their "work" in the 20's. They used to sign life insurances for dying people and keep the money... Once, on 1925 20th August, Sarret shot M.Chambon, another swindler, and Chambon's lover, Noémie, to steal their money... But, in order to make disappear the bodies, he placed them in a bathtub and cover with sulfuric acid... When the corpses were just a black kind of glue, Sarret and sisters Schmidt put the glue on buckets and pour the content on the garden.
But they made another swindle. That was their loss. All three of them were arrested in 1930. The double crime was soon known, but Sarret was extremely talented. He found anything to delay the trial, for three whole years ! On 1933, October 31st, sisters Schmidt were condemned to some years in prison. Sarret was sentenced to die. And, in front of Aix-en-Provence jailhouse, on 1934, April 10th, he was guillotined.
Sisters Schmidt were released after WW2, and they both turned over to Germany. The end.
But they made another swindle. That was their loss. All three of them were arrested in 1930. The double crime was soon known, but Sarret was extremely talented. He found anything to delay the trial, for three whole years ! On 1933, October 31st, sisters Schmidt were condemned to some years in prison. Sarret was sentenced to die. And, in front of Aix-en-Provence jailhouse, on 1934, April 10th, he was guillotined.
Sisters Schmidt were released after WW2, and they both turned over to Germany. The end.