Pierre Jaccoud (November 24, 1905 – July 4, 1996) was a Swiss lawyer and Radical Party politician in Geneva. He was convicted of the murder of Charles Zumbach in a trial that remains controversial to this day.
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Jaccoud had "been Aly Khan's attorney during his divorce from Rita Hayworth, and he represented innumerable Swiss and foreign companies in Geneva's tightly controlled banking community."[1]
Jaccoud was accused of having murdered Charles Zumbach on 1 May 1958, in Plan-les-Ouates, near Geneva.[2] After a business trip to Sweden and on "his return to Geneva in June 1958, Jaccoud was arrested." Jaccoud's court case is also known as L'Affaire Poupette.[1]
After a trial, he was convicted of the murder and sentenced to seven years in prison.
External links
edit- Sylvie Arsever, Affaire Jaccoud: l'ombre d'un doute?, Le Temps, 9 July 2007.
- L'Affaire Poupette, Time magazine, 1 February 1960.
- The Verdict, Time magazine, 15 February 1960
Thrilling Cities
edit- Ian Fleming wrote about the case in detail in the Geneva Chapter of Thrilling Cities.[3]
Bibliography
edit- Stéphane Jourat, L Affaire Jaccoud, Editor: Fleuve Noir, 1992.
Sources
edit- ^ a b L'Affaire Poupette, Time magazine, February 1st, 1960.
- ^ Stéphane Jourat, L Affaire Jaccoud, Editor: Fleuve Noir, 1992.
- ^ Ian Fleming, Thrilling Cities, pp 203-205, New American Library, 1964