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Episode 21: King Louis XV vs. The Werewolf - The Gévaudan Mystery

Episode 21: King Louis XV vs. The Werewolf - The Gévaudan Mystery

Jan 1, 202651mS2E13Unexplained History

It killed over 100 people. It was bulletproof.

In this episode

  • The Reign of Terror: The gruesome timeline of attacks and the descriptions of the beast that sparked national hysteria.
  • The Royal Hunt: How the King of France waged war against a single animal.
  • The Suspects: Was it a super-sized wolf, an escaped hyena, a prehistoric cryptid, or something supernatural like a werewolf?
  • The Human Element: Darker theories suggesting a serial killer was using an animal as a weapon.