Little Demon in the City of Light by Steven Levingston

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It was obvious to many that something was amiss at one point a contemporary described her as “perverse and naïve”. Bompard’s easily suggestible nature, habitual lying, and detachment when describing her crime indicate a highly fragile state of mind. The trial was quite sluggish (as trials often are) andįrom our twenty-first century perspective, it seems clear that Gabrielle Bompard was suffering from some sort of mental illness. The energy of the police investigation gets bogged down as different doctors and university professors lecture tirelessly on their pet theories. Whenever the narrative veers into the scholarly debate over hypnotism, it screeches to a halt. The chief of forensic medicine at the University of Lyon, Lacassagne’s observation skills and knowledge proved critical to identifying Gouffé and bringing his murderers to justice. I thought that the most interesting passages were the description of Alexandre Lacassagne’s examination of the murder victim’s corpse. The tale of forensic investigation and a manhunt that crossed the Atlantic Ocean is quite exciting, reading more like a thrilling novel than a recitation of facts. Levingston’s account of the murder and the flight of Bompard and Eyraud moves at a quick and snappy pace. Yes, individuals under the influence of a mesmerist were highly suggestible, but could they really be forced to kill against their will? At the height of the Belle Epoque, hypnotism was all the rage, and issues of control and free will were hotly debated in academic circles. Bompard was convinced to turn herself in, offering a most curious rationale for her sensational deeds: Michel Eyraud had mesmerized her so that she could not resist his will and forced her to assist in the murder through hypnotism. His murderers were soon identified, and a massive manhunt ensued. Forensic science was still in its infancy, but the man’s identity was recovered: Alexandre-Toussaint Gouffé. When the badly decayed body was discovered soon after, police struggled to identify the victim. In 1889, Michel Eyraud and Gabrielle Bompard murdered a man in Paris, stuffed his body in a trunk, and dumped it in a remote part of Lyon.

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Little Demon in the City of Light by Steven Levingston