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Leonarda Cianculli, aka The Soap Maker of Corregio

Leonarda Cianculli, aka The Soap Maker of Corregio

Released Wednesday, 18th November 2020
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Leonarda Cianculli, aka The Soap Maker of Corregio

Leonarda Cianculli, aka The Soap Maker of Corregio

Leonarda Cianculli, aka The Soap Maker of Corregio

Leonarda Cianculli, aka The Soap Maker of Corregio

Wednesday, 18th November 2020
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Born under tragic circumstances and raised in an abusive household, Leonarda Cianculli's early life seemed to have led her down a rough path. But poverty, a bad marriage, and the death of her children - along with a fortune teller's predictions from long ago - prompted her to lean into her superstitions and belief in magic. At the start of World War II, Leonarda found a way to protect her sons from serving and being killed in combat - she needed to take others' lives in their place. But were her superstitions her true drive for murder, or was it simply greed? 

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