About this episode

Mark Braude discusses the case of German serial murderer Eugen Weidmann and its impact on journalism and culture before World War II.

In 1939, the crimes of German serial murderer Eugen Weidmann captivated France, culminating in a sensational trial and a public execution by guillotine, the last of its kind in the country, just weeks before the outbreak of World War II. My guest today is Mark Braude, author of The Typewriter and the Guillotine: An American Journalist, a German Murderer, and the Meeting of Two Cultures on the Eve of World War II. In our conversation he shares how Janet Flanner’s reporting brought this case to American readers and why she saw Weidmann’s story as a chilling reflection of a continent on the brink. The author's website: https://www.markbraude.com/ 30% off sitewide at Batch! Go here and support the show: ⁠⁠hellobatch.com/NOTORIOUS⁠⁠ and use the code NOTORIOUS at checkout. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Guest: Mark Braude

Topics covered

• serial killer
• journalism
• true crime
• historical events
• World War II
• Eugen Weidmann

Keywords

• Eugen Weidmann
• Mark Braude
• Janet Flanner
• true crime
• public execution
• guillotine
• 1939
• World War II

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Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Blue Ewe Media

Books & works: The Typewriter and the Guillotine

Places: France, Germany, World War II

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