184 Leonarda Cianciulli: The Soapmaker of Correggio

Tonight, Kevin takes the lead, and tells us the story of Leonarda Cianciulli. From birth, she stood no chance. Her mother hated her from birth, and it just gets worse. She got into witchcraft, and because of a prophecy by a fortune teller, saying she’d outlive all her kids, she got busy learning the trade, and decided that the curse would not come true. When her son joined the army and went into WW2, she decided that human sacrifice would keep him alive. She killed at least 3 women, probably more, and used their body renderings to make soap and pastries. She, and quite a few unsuspecting people ate the pastries and used the soap...But, her son survived WW2…Join us!Contact the show at⁠[email protected]⁠History Goon links: https://www.facebook.com/groups/historygoonhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9d7is-xxGztCVrlezdRL-ACKCA links:⁠https://www.instagram.com/crimeskillerscultsandbeer/⁠⁠https://twitter.com/CKC_Beer⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUyuqDB2Dlszhpc_pGca29w⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/groups/257328477392782/⁠