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Dr. Marcel Petiot: Serial killer of Nazi-occupied Paris. Mass grave of dozens of Jewish families found in his basement
Dr. Marcel Petiot: Serial killer of Nazi-occupied Paris. Mass grave of dozens of Jewish families found in his basement. Marcel André Henri Félix Petiot (17 January 1897 – 25 May 1946) was a French medical doctor and serial killer. He was convicted of multiple murders after the discovery of the remains of 23 people in the basement of his home in Paris during World War II. He is suspected of the murder of about 60 victims during his lifetime, although the true number remains unknown. Some infamous Nazis, like Dr. Mengele would fall under the category of a serial killer. At the end of the day, he wasn't just a doctor at a concentration camp, he was a sadistic psychopath who systematically tortured people, especially women and children. After the 1940 German defeat of France, French citizens were drafted for forced labor in Germany. Petiot provided false medical disability certificates to people who were drafted. He also treated the illnesses of workers who had returned. In July 1942,