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Troublemakers: Leonarda Cianciulli

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This month wo're talking about trouble akers and villains. To day, we're diving into the dark story of a woman who became one of italy's first serial killers. Nicknamed the soap maker of correggio, she committed shocking acts of violence and depravity. Her trial in 19 forty six gripped the country. Leonarda was born in 18 93 or 18 94, sources disagree. She grew up in the southern italian town of montella. In a memoir she wrote from prison later in life, she described herself as a child as frail and weak. The women recovering had a major impact on the societies in which they lived.

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