Savoyard Crimes: Poisoning in Pralognan and the attack on the priest of Vallorcine. In April 1905, a worker at an electrochemical factory in Villard du Planay in Savoie died after drinking potassium cyanide, which someone slipped into his bottle of wine.
A man is arrested, recognized by several witnesses. He denies the facts, despite overwhelming evidence. Jean-Olivier Viout, author of “At the helm of the Savoyard assize courts. 150 years of major criminal cases” (Editions La Fontaine de Siloé. May 2021)