The Affair of the Poisons: When the French Elite Turned to Witchcraft and Murder

In 1670s Paris, the glittering court of Louis XIV hid a dark secret - aristocrats were secretly attending black masses, buying poisons from fortune tellers, and murdering anyone who stood in their way. What started as a simple murder investigation exploded into France's most shocking scandal, implicating some of the most powerful people in the kingdom.

At the center was La Voisin, a fortune teller who sold love potions, abortion services, and deadly poisons to desperate noblewomen. But her business went far darker - she allegedly performed satanic rituals using the blood of murdered infants, with aristocratic women lying naked on altars while priests said mass over their bodies. When police finally raided her mansion, they found a furnace ...