The Femme Fatal

Cursed Mother: Leonarda Cianciulli

Stacy Dodson

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In this episode of The Femme Fatal, we unravel the story of Leonarda Cianciulli, the Italian soapmaker who murdered in the name of protection. Was she a grieving mother driven by superstition, or something far more calculated? We trace the history, the victims, and the wartime fear that fueled her descent. Then we talk movies and astrology. 

Links mentioned in this episode:

Movie Gran Bollito/Black Journal

Tea Cakes by Macabre

Confession of an Embittered Soul by Church of Misery

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