Tea Time Crimes

The Soap Maker: Leonarda Cianciulli

Episode Summary

Leonarda Cianciulli, a caring mother in late 1930s Italy, believed in magic. Her life had not been an easy one, made worse by the curse her spiteful mother put on her at a young age. So after endless heartache, Leonarda is desperate to put an end to the curse to protect her children. But how far will she go to break the spell? (Spoiler: Way too far)

Episode Notes

Leonarda Cianciulli, a caring mother in late 1930s Italy, believed in magic. Her life had not been an easy one, made worse by the curse her spiteful mother put on her at a young age. So after endless heartache, Leonarda is desperate to put an end to the curse to protect her children. But how far will she go to break the spell? (Spoiler: Way too far)

Tea of the Day: Queen Elizabeth

Theme Music by Brad Frank

Sources:

• https://allthatsinteresting.com/leonarda-cianciulli
• https://murderpedia.org/female.C/c/cianciulli-leonarda.htm
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGzFifJIr-w
• The Soap Maker of Correggio: Leonarda Cianciulli: Serial Killer Chronicles #1 by F. Amos Hurt
• The Deadly Soap-Maker of Correggio: The True Story of Leonarda Cianciulli, a Superstitious Mother Who Turned Victims into Soaps and Cakes (True Crime Explicit, Vol. 6) by Genoveva Ortiz