Pierre Jaccoud (November 24, 1905 – July 4, 1996) was a

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and Radical Party politician in

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. He was convicted of the murder of Charles Zumbach in a trial that remains controversial to this day. Jaccoud had "been

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's attorney during his divorce from

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, and he represented innumerable Swiss and foreign companies in Geneva's tightly controlled banking community."''L'Affaire Poupette''
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'' magazine, February 1st, 1960. Jaccoud was accused of having murdered Charles Zumbach on 1 May 1958, in

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, near Geneva. After a business trip to

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and on "his return to Geneva in June 1958, Jaccoud was arrested." Jaccoud's court case is also known as ''L' Affaire Poupette''. After a trial, he was convicted of the murder and sentenced to seven years in prison.

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''Affaire Jaccoud: l'ombre d'un doute?''

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wrote about the case in detail in the

Chapter of Thrilling Cities.

, Thrilling Cities, pp 203-205, New American Library, 1964

Bibliography

* Stéphane Jourat, ''L Affaire Jaccoud'', Editor:

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, 1992.

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