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Podcast – Anthropology of Crime – Season 1 Episode 30 – The Beast of Gevoudan: an Animal or Murder? An Early Halloween Special

In this episode, we focus on the legendary beast of Gevoudan and the many perceptions of the events that took place in 18th Century France.

This episode was researched, written and narrated by me, Helidth Ravenholm
Sound editing and technical support was done by C. Reid
Music by LiteSaturation and Ashot Danielyan from Pixabay
Sound effects by Pixabay

Show Notes
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/beast-gevaudan-terrorized-france-countryside-180963820/
https://www.nina.no/archive/nina/pppbasepdf/oppdragsmelding/731.pdf
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/history-magazine/article/did-a-werewolf-really-terrorize-france-in-the-1700s
https://www.history.com/news/beast-gevaudan-france-theories
https://www.margeride-en-gevaudan.com/en/explore/history-and-heritage/the-beast-of-gevaudan/
https://www.cnet.com/culture/wolves-among-us-five-real-life-werewolves-from-history
https://archives-pierresvives.herault.fr/ark:/37279/vta55959e586693b/daogrp/0/1?id=https://archives-pierresvives.herault.fr/ark:/37279/vta55959e586693b/canvas/0/1
https://archives-pierresvives.herault.fr/ark:/37279/vta55959e5850e46/daogrp/0/1?id=https://archives-pierresvives.herault.fr/ark:/37279/vta55959e5850e46/canvas/0/1
https://archives-pierresvives.herault.fr/ark:/37279/vtae4d7c596d1d6505e/daogrp/0/1?id=https://archives-pierresvives.herault.fr/ark:/37279/vtae4d7c596d1d6505e/canvas/0/1
https://www.britannica.com/science/Little-Ice-Age
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66268558
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-63467137
https://www.historytoday.com/archive/sherlock-holmes-and-beast-gevaudan
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidbressan/2017/06/28/terror-and-geology-the-beast-of-gevaudan/#934b72222c44
https://skeptoid.com/episodes/4732
https://web.archive.org/web/20210119051628/http://labetedugevaudan.com/pdf/rapport_marin.pdf
https://web.archive.org/web/20210204112653/https://blog.nationalgeographic.org/2016/09/27/solving-the-mystery-of-the-18th-century-killer-beast-of-gevaudan/
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/339458501_Carnivore_Attacks_on_Humans_in_Historic_France_and_Germany_To_Which_Species_Did_the_Attackers_Belong