About this episode

The episode explores the life and crimes of Leonarda Cianciulli, who committed murder for human sacrifice and used the remains to make soap and pastries.

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 ⁠ckcbpodcast@gmail.com⁠ History Goon links: https://www.facebook.com/groups/historygoon https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9d7is-xxGztCVrlezdRL-A CKCA links: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/crimeskillerscultsandbeer/⁠ ⁠https://twitter.com/CKC_Beer⁠ ⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUyuqDB2Dlszhpc_pGca29w⁠ ⁠https://www.facebook.com/groups/257328477392782/⁠

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