The Serial Killer - Part XXI
Jean-Baptiste Troppman murdered 8 members of the unrelated Kinck family over a period of several months in 1869. Feeding Kinck first with a lethal dose of prussic acid mixed in wine, he then wired to his wife asking her for money. Mrs. Kinck, believing Jean-baptiste was acting in behalf of her husband, sent him a check allong with her. Unable to cash the money, he arranged a meeting with the wife in Paris. Manwhile he killed one of Kincks sons. Once he had the money in his pocket he butchered Mrs. Kinck and her remaining five children in a remote spot near the Pantin Common.
The next day the bloodbath was uncovered by a workman who uncovered the mutilated remains of Hortense and her children. More charges were added against Troppman once the bodies of Gustave and Jean Kinck were unearthed. Jean-Baptiste was sentenced to death for the eight killings and, on January 19, 1870 -- at the tender age of 22 -- he was guillotined.
Jean-Baptiste is considered one of the first spree-killers. The difference between a spree-killer and a serial killer is that the first one does not have what is called the cooling off period between murders. In other words, a spree-killer is a lamer. No patience. No method. No class.
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