La vérité sur l'affaire du courrier de Lyon
- Episode aired Jul 13, 1963
In April 1796, the Paris-Lyon mail coach was found abandoned in the Sénart forest, between Lieusaint and Montgeron. The courier and the postman were dead. The coach was carrying seven millio... Read allIn April 1796, the Paris-Lyon mail coach was found abandoned in the Sénart forest, between Lieusaint and Montgeron. The courier and the postman were dead. The coach was carrying seven million gold assignats intended for Bonaparte's army in Italy. Four men are first arrested, then... Read allIn April 1796, the Paris-Lyon mail coach was found abandoned in the Sénart forest, between Lieusaint and Montgeron. The courier and the postman were dead. The coach was carrying seven million gold assignats intended for Bonaparte's army in Italy. Four men are first arrested, then two others. One of them vainly protests his innocence. He is condemned and guillotined on... Read all