Murder of Lætitia Toureaux

Lætitia-Marie-Joséphine Toureaux (née Nourrissat; 11 September 1907 – 16 May 1937) was a murder victim who was found stabbed to death inside an empty Paris Métro carriage. Further investigations into her death later revealed that other than working as a factory worker in the day, she worked as a spy to infiltrate the La Cagoule, a far-right terrorist group, who may have been behind her death. Toureaux entered an unoccupied metro car at one stop, and was found stabbed to death less than 90 seconds later at the next stop. Toureaux was the first person to be killed on the Paris Métro.

Investigation Police investigations, led by Commissioner Badin, found that the victim was leading a double life, and that her entire family, originally from Italy, had relocated to France. Many Italians came to Paris at the time in search of work. Toureaux worked during the day in a factory, The case was dropped two years later at the outbreak of the Second World War and the files will be kept from the public until 2038, leaving the case unsolved.

Adaptation On 29 June 1978, one episode of the French TV series De mémoire d'homme (From man's memory) was based on the murder of Toureaux. It was named L'affaire Laetitia Toureaux ou Le crime parfait. A book named Murder in a Metro was also written about the crime.