Dr. Marcel Petiot photographs

Identifier
irn49797
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2012.458.1
Dates
1 Jan 1943 - 31 Dec 1946
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • French
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of an Anonymous Donor

These photographs were sent to the Museum by an anonymous donor in 2012 and were added to the collection as abandoned property.

Scope and Content

Consists of 46 enlarged copyprints related to Dr. Marcel Petiot, a French doctor and serial killer who operated in Paris, France, during World War II. Includes mugshots of Petiot and his collaborators, photographs of his victims, photographs of evidence (including human remains) found after his arrest in Paris, and phtoographs of his trial. Dr. Petiot attracted many of his victims by promising them a way to escape from the occupying forces to safety outside of France.

Genre

This description is derived directly from structured data provided to EHRI by a partner institution. This collection holding institution considers this description as an accurate reflection of the archival holdings to which it refers at the moment of data transfer.