Cannibals: Leonarda Cianciulli

from Murder Dictionary · host Brianna Miera

This week we discuss Leonarda Cianciulli, whose tragic childhood caused her to seek solace in superstition and rituals. In order to spare the life of her favorite child, she began sacrificing people, then making them into soap and tea cakes which she ate with her son and other people in the neighborhood. To support Murder Dictionary & get access to rewards, perks, & merch, please visit our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/MurderDictionaryPodcastIf you’d like shirts, mugs, phone cases, & other merch, you can shop at https://murderdictionary.threadless.com/ Please rate, review, subscribe & follow us on Instagram, Facebook, & Twitter to stay updated on new episodes, true crime tidbits, inappropriate jokes about death, and ridiculous serial killer memes.We appreciate you telling your friends or family about us, & posting about the show on your social media!MURDER DICTIONARY LINKS:Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/murderdictionarypodcast/ Facebook : https://facebook.com/Murder-Dictionary-Podcast-1202280266480382/ Twitter : https://twitter.com/m_d_podcastiTunes : https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/murder-dictionary/id1169967004 LEONARDA CIANCIULLI LINKS:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonarda_Cianciullihttps://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/leonarda-cianciulli-21548.phpMeet Leonarda Cianciulli, The Serial Killer Who Turned Her Victims Into Soap And TeacakesMENTAL HEALTH RESOURCE LINKS:Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotlinehttps://victimsofcrime.org/help-for-crime-victims/get-help-bulletins-for-crime-victims/bulletins-for-teens/bullying-and-harassmenthttp://stompoutbullying.org/http://www.ncadv.org/http://www.crisistextline.org/textline/?gclid=CjwKEAjw9MrIBRCr2LPek5-h8U0SJAD3jfhtHplx6Ibc8Ov7oG79YLibo1TubSfQrumNc-WnXJixDxoCKafw_wcBhttps://www.mentalhelp.net/meeting-finder/ca/woodland-hills/

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