Overview
Between 1939 and 1940 Leonarda Cianciulli murdered three women. Cianciulli's son was drafted into the Italian army during World War II....
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Leonarda Cianciulli
"The Soap Maker of Corregio"
Meet Cianciulli
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Younger Years:
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Born November 14, 1893
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In her youth she attempted to committ suicide twice
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She married Raffaele against her parents wishes
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A gypsy predicted that she would have mny pregnancies and few children
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This was true, she had 17 pregnancies and only four children survived.
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LAter Life:
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IN 1930 Cianciulli and her husband lost their home in an earthquake.
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She was fascinated by fortune tellers and eventually began her own business. She was well known by the local ladies for her skills in match making.
Psychological Profile:
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She murdered to protect her son.
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She thought that by killing others it would keep her son safe in war.
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She had no conscience of killling the women and felt as if her murders were justified, which helped with her diagnosis of being a sociopath.
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She most likely battled depression , which would explain her suicidal tendencies.
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She was an organized killer.
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She was a body keeper because she used her victim's bodies as food and soap.
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cannibalism was a way of expressing power and total control over her victims.
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