The Frenchman's garden murders were a series of six murders that were perpetrated in the town of Peñaflor,

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, between 1889 and 1904. The crimes were committed by Andrés Aldije Monmejá, known as ''El Francés'' for being a native of

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, and José Muñoz Lopera. Both men had set up an illegal gambling house, robbing and murdering some of the visitors. After being condemned to the

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, both were executed by

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on 31 October 1906, in the Pópulo Prison of Seville. Based on these facts, film director

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made a film titled ''

The Frenchman's Garden ''The Frenchman's Garden'' () is a 1978 Spanish rural psycho-thriller film directed by Jacinto Molina (Paul Naschy) based on the Frenchman's garden serial murder case. It stars María José Cantudo and Ágata Lys. Plot The plot deals about ...

'' in 1977.''Los crímenes del huerto del francés''
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