▁for ▁the ▁rest oration ▁of ▁the ▁royal ist ▁rég ime ▁in ▁France , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁an ▁ad visor ▁of ▁other ▁women ▁in ▁mat rim ony ▁and ▁affairs ▁of ▁the ▁heart . ▁M irt el ▁was ▁famous ▁for ▁the ▁murder ▁of ▁her ▁second ▁husband , ▁Georges ▁B ess arab o , ▁whose ▁body ▁was ▁sent ▁in ▁a ▁" blo ody ▁tr unk " ▁" from ▁Paris ▁to ▁Nancy , ▁by ▁rail . ▁Br illi antly ▁def ended ▁by ▁Vincent ▁de ▁Mor o - G ia f fer i , ▁she ▁was ▁sent enced ▁to ▁twenty ▁years ' ▁imprison ment . ▁She ▁was ▁sus pected ▁of ▁having ▁murder ed ▁her ▁first ▁husband ▁as ▁well . ▁ ▁Early ▁years ▁Marie - Lou ise ▁Victor ine ▁Gr ou ès ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Lyon ▁on ▁October ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 8 6 8 . ▁She ▁was ▁the ▁a unt ▁of ▁Abb é ▁Pierre . ▁ ▁Career ▁Kn own ▁by ▁her ▁pen ▁name , ▁H éra ▁M irt el , ▁she ▁wrote ▁nov els , ▁po ems , ▁plays , ▁and ▁many ▁articles , ▁including ▁columns ▁for ▁Le ▁S illon ▁de ▁Bor de au ▁x , ▁magazine ▁exclus ively ▁written ▁by ▁women ; ▁Le ▁So le il , ▁daily ; ▁La ▁Renaissance ▁Contempor aine , ▁literary ▁review ; ▁and ▁Le ▁Div an . ▁She ▁was ▁the ▁founder ▁of ▁the ▁newspaper ▁L ' Ent ente , ▁and ▁secretary ▁general ▁of ▁the ▁editor ial ▁staff ▁of ▁La ▁Renaissance ▁contempor ain . ▁In ▁addition , ▁M irt el ▁worked