Case file · Witch trials
The Gandillon werewolves of Saint-Claude
In 1598, Perrenette Gandillon was killed by villagers near Saint-Claude (Jura) as a wolf; her brother Pierre and his son Georges were burned after confessing to werewolf sabbaths.
1598 CE · 46.39, 5.86 · status: official
The account
The judge Henri Boguet recorded the case in his 'Discours exécrable des sorciers' (1602), saying the prisoners crawled on all fours in their cells.