The Seznec Affair Storyline part 1 : Introduction

The Seznec Affair

The Seznec affair is a criminal case from 1924 in which Guillaume Seznec is found guilty of the murder of Pierre Quemeneur and also of forgery. Subsequently, the judgment was the subject of fourteen petitions to obtain a new trial after a final verdict between 1926 and 2006, all of which were rejected.

The Affair

Pierre Quemeneur, wholesale merchant and local politician  disappeared in 1923, during a business with his friend Guillaume Seznec from Brittany, in western France to Paris. The purpose of this trip was to sell American WWI surplus Cadillac cars to the Soviet Union.  Quemeneur had a very important appointment in Paris with an American who was to be acting as a middleman in this trade. Seznec, thought to have been the last person to have seen Quemeneur alive,  became the main suspect. This led to his arrest, indictment, and finally imprisonment, even though Quemeneur's body was never found. However, during Seznec's trial,  several witnesses will declare having met Quemeneur after the presumed date of his disappearance.

"The Federal Bureau of Investigation [2 volumes]: History, Powers, and Controversies of the FBI" by Douglas Charles and Aaron Stockham

A book was published in May 2022 : "The Federal Bureau of Investigation [2 volumes]: History, Powers, and Controversies of the FBI" by Douglas M. Charles and Aaron Stockham

 FBI Douglas M. Charles & Aaron Stockman

 

This is an encyclopedia of the FBI and a short article is dedicated to Leon Turrou. 

 

Crime Most French Podcast about the Seznec Affair

Radio show about the Seznec affair. It doesn't take into account the last revelations about Leon Turrou but interesting to get an insight.

 

Episode 6: the Seznec affair

In 1923, Pierre Quéméneur disappears on a trip to Paris with Guillaume Seznec to sell Cadillac cars left by the Americans after WWI to the USSR. His body is never found and follows a century of intrigue.

Hairy hands, Cadillacs, and murder. By Cedric interrupted by Melanie :

 

 

The Seznec Affair

 https://crimemostfrench.com/2021/06/13/episode-6-the-seznec-affair/

 

The first article in the United-States about the Seznec Affair The New York Time June 26, 1923

 French seek American to clear up mystery

Police search for man whom missing Finistere Councillor left home to see

Copyright 1923, by The New York Times Company. Special cable to The New York Times

Paris, June 25.-A search is being made by the Paris police for the mysterious American supposed to have been implicated in the disappearance of Pierre Quemeneur of the Council for the departement of Finistere. Quemeneur disappeared more than a month ago between home and Paris.