Maria Popesco
Maria Popesco, born Maria Popescu (September 4, 1919 – 2004), was a Romanian-born socialite, convicted murderer and memoirist, whose case was at the center of one of the few judicial scandals in Switzerland.
Born in Bucharest and the stepdaughter of Stelian Popescu, a far right political figure and former Justice Minister, Maria Popesco was arrested in 1945 in Geneva and accused for having murdered her stepmother Lelia Popescu (on June 26, 1945) and her maid Lina Mory (died on July 25, 1945), and for an assassination attempt against her stepfather. She was sentenced to life imprisonment, even though critics believe that her guilt has never been proven.
Particularly Georges Brunschvig and Anton Gordonoff, two main scientific experts in the case, accused the involved François Naville for wrong arguments concerning the confusion between Veronal and Quadronox. She was finally amnestied in 1957. The following years Popescu wrote her memoires[1]; she married, lived in Valais and had a son.
Works
- Entre deux mercredis, Éditions La Baconnière, 1961
- Von Mittwoch bis Mittwoch, Éditions Paul Haupt, 1961
References
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