Le Grele
The arrondissements of Paris are twenty administrative districts which divide France’s capital in a clockwise spiral, starting from the north bank of the River Seine. The 19th arrondissement, known as Butte-Chaumont, is situated to the right bank of the River Seine, crossed by two canals which meet near the Parc de la Villette. The area is considered the most affordable in all of Paris, and gives home to an eclectic mix of residents from bohemian Parisian students, North African refugees and those simply seeking a more affordable place to live. There is both beauty and deprivation in the area, but for many residents – that is simply Paris writ small.

On Monday, May 5, 1986, as he entered the elevator headed for the lobby of 116 Rue Petit at 8:20am, Luc Richard-Bloch was met with what struck him as a particularly strange man, even for some of the residents of the 19th arrondissement...


Primary Audio and Editing by JS

Research, Script, Production, Soundtracking and Post by Matt K

Soundtracks courtesy of EpidemicSound

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Gary McKinnon

Gary McKinnon

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Margaret McOnie and Jack Shuttleworth

Margaret McOnie and Jack Shuttleworth

On the 6th of August, 1989, Margaret McOnie arrived in Tongue, in the Scottish Highlands for a walking holiday. Whilst there, she met a charming marine engineer named David...Primary Audio and Editing...

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Thomas McCulloch and Robert Mone

Thomas McCulloch and Robert Mone

Just after 6pm on November 30, 1976, Thomas McCulloch and Robert Mone scaled the fence of the State Mental Hospital at Carstairs, tasting freedom for the first time in years. Left in their wake, howev...

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Willie McRae

Willie McRae

On the 5th of April, 1985, Willie McRae left his flat in Queens Park in Glasgow's Southside to head for his holiday home in the North of Scotland. As he departed, his Special Branch tail followed...--...

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BONUS: The Rise and Fall of the Billy Boys

BONUS: The Rise and Fall of the Billy Boys

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Arlene Fraser

Arlene Fraser

On the 28th of April, 1998, Arlene Fraser's neighbour seen her waving at her children who were departing for school, then turn and walk back into her house. This would be the last time anyone would se...

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Helga Konrad

Helga Konrad

On Friday the 13th of October, 1973, Helga Konrad and Ernst Dumoulin ascended the peaks of the Salisbury Crags in Edinburgh, to celebrate their marriage which had taken place that very same day...Cred...

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Margaret McLaughlin

Margaret McLaughlin

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