Her story begins at the turn of the 20th century. While she was married, she got pregnant 17 times. Of those 17 times, three of the pregnancies were lost due to miscarriages, and 10 of the children died in their youth. This announcement, combined with her belief in superstitions, set the wheels in motion for Leonarda Cianciulli to become one of the most infamous female serial killers of the 20th century. Wikimedia Commons Leonarda Cianciulli in her youth.

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Leonarda Cianciulli’s Early Life
Murderpedia has thousands of hours of work behind it. To keep creating new content, we kindly appreciate any donation you can give to help the Murderpedia project stay alive. We have many plans and enthusiasm to keep expanding and making Murderpedia a better site, but we really need your help for this. Thank you very much in advance. Better known as the "Soap-Maker of Correggio", she murdered three women in Correggio between and , and turned their bodies into soap. Cianciulli was born in Montella. While still a young girl, Leonarda attempted suicide twice. In she married a registry office clerk, Raffaele Pansardi: her parents didn't approve that marriage, as they planned her to marry another man. Leonarda claimed that on this occasion her mother cursed them. The couple moved to Lariano in Alta Irpinia.
Leonarda Cianciulli 18 April — 15 October was an Italian serial killer. Better known as the "Soap-Maker of Correggio" Italian: la Saponificatrice di Correggio , [1] she murdered three women in the town of Correggio , Reggio Emilia , between and , and turned their bodies into soap and teacakes. Leonarda Cianciulli was born in Montella , Avellino. While still a young girl, she attempted suicide twice.
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