was leaking blood and come to the station to open the trunk; Gribble says that Pons sought (and got) a small bribe to stay quiet about it. Either Pons told his superiors and the police of his suspicions (the Goolds said the trunk was full of freshly slaughtered poultry) or he talked about it and the story of the trunk got out. In any case, before the Goolds could leave Marseille, they had to face the French police. The trunk was opened, and the remains of Madame Levin were found. Vere Goold apparently loved Marie Goold deeply. He confessed that he was the murderer. However the relative strengths of character of the two came out in the course of the trial, which attracted great attention. Marie Goold was sentenced to death, and Vere Goold was sentenced to life imprisonment on Devil's Island. However, Mrs. Goold's sentence was reduced to life imprisonment. Vere Goold died by suicide on 8 September 1909, within a year of arriving at Devil's Island. Marie Goold died of typhoid fever in a Montpellier jail in 1914. In popular culture The murder case of Vere St. Leger Goold is the subject of a theatrical play called Love All. His life was also the subject of a 2012 docudrama on Irish station TG4 entitled Dhá Chúirt ("Two Courts"), produced by Shane Tobin and directed by Cathal Watters. Grand Slam finals Singles (1 runner-up) Sources Bud Collins "Total Tennis: The Ultimate Tennis Encyclopedia" (2003 edition, , Sport Media Publishing Inc.) See page 771. Leonard Gribble "Adventures in Murder, Undertaken by Some Notorious Killers in Love" (New York: Roy Publisher, no date), p. 76–85: Chapter VIII: "Duet in Monte Carlo". F. Tennyson Jesse "Murder and its Motives" (Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Co,m Inc. – Dolphin Books, 1924, 1958, 1965), p. 26, 65–67: Introduction: The Classification of Motives (p. 65–67 deal with the concept of "murderees"). Charles Kingston "Remarkable Rogues: The Careers of Some Notable Criminals of Europe and America" (London: John Lane, The Bodley Head; New York, John Lane Company, 1921), p. 79–93 Chapter VI: "The Monte Carlo Trunk Murderess". 'Chilosa' (pseud.,) "Venusberg : the Syren city ; with sequel – Ten years after / by Chilosà." London : Holden & Hardingham, [1913]. pp 186 – 205 'L'Affaire Goold.' Michael Sheridan "Murder in Monte Carlo" Poolbeg Press Ltd (20 May 2011), References External links 1853 births 1909 deaths