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>Between 1660 and 1680, the number of “natural” deaths among members of the nobility, especially wealthy elderly people and women passed over by lovers, became alarming. After the scandal reached royal circles, an investigative commission uncovered the underworld of witchcraft in Paris. In the “Case of Poisons”, Catherine Deshayes ended up imprisoned in 1679
>A search of La Voisin's residence revealed not only macabre ingredients such as fat from hanged men, excrement, human blood and semen but also a furnace containing the remains of newborn babies and fetuses. It was discovered that, in addition to performing abortions, Deshayes also sacrificed babies at black masses, cremating the remains in the oven
>At first, La Voisin denied all the accusations. But after a cruel interrogation that involved 24 hours of torture, Deshayes admitted guilt in the deaths of 2,000 newborns and fetuses and in providing poisons for hundreds of murders. According to official documents, she never revealed the names of her clients, and the Marquise de Montespan was merely exiled
>Madame Catherine Deshayes was burned alive in a public square in 1680. There are reports that she left ranting and singing obscene songs
>Between 1660 and 1680, the number of “natural” deaths among members of the nobility, especially wealthy elderly people and women passed over by lovers, became alarming. After the scandal reached royal circles, an investigative commission uncovered the underworld of witchcraft in Paris. In the “Case of Poisons”, Catherine Deshayes ended up imprisoned in 1679
>A search of La Voisin's residence revealed not only macabre ingredients such as fat from hanged men, excrement, human blood and semen but also a furnace containing the remains of newborn babies and fetuses. It was discovered that, in addition to performing abortions, Deshayes also sacrificed babies at black masses, cremating the remains in the oven
>At first, La Voisin denied all the accusations. But after a cruel interrogation that involved 24 hours of torture, Deshayes admitted guilt in the deaths of 2,000 newborns and fetuses and in providing poisons for hundreds of murders. According to official documents, she never revealed the names of her clients, and the Marquise de Montespan was merely exiled
>Madame Catherine Deshayes was burned alive in a public square in 1680. There are reports that she left ranting and singing obscene songs
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