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So Supernatural

DISAPPEARED: Louis Le Prince

So Supernatural

audiochuck | Crime House

True Crime, Society & Culture

4.622.3K Ratings

🗓️ 1 July 2020

⏱️ 37 minutes

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In September of 1890, inventor Louis Le Prince got on a train in Dijon, France, on his way to present his latest invention to the world… But no one saw him get off, and he was never heard from again. To view this episode’s full list of sources, please visit parcast.com/supernatural Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Louis LePrinse stood on the train platform in Dejean France.

0:09.5

He was furious, still shaking from a screaming match with his brother about his work.

0:14.8

Just weeks before, he had perfected what would become the most important invention of the

0:19.6

early 20th century.

0:21.3

The motion picture camera, but his brother still called him a failure to his face.

0:27.3

Well, Louis was going to prove him wrong.

0:29.9

He would travel from Paris to New York City, show his invention to the world,

0:34.0

and write himself into the history books.

0:36.6

He'd be rich and famous and his family would never want for anything again.

0:41.1

The train pulled into the Dejean station at 2.39 pm, and Louis LePrinse stepped on.

0:47.4

But the weird thing is, no one actually saw him on the train.

0:51.9

In fact, no one ever saw him again.

1:11.0

This is supernatural, a park-cast original, and I'm your host, Ashley Flowers.

1:16.1

Every Wednesday, I'll be taking a deep dive into a real unexplained occurrence to try and

1:20.9

figure out the truth. You can find all episodes of supernatural and all other park-cast

1:26.0

originals for free on Spotify. And if you like what you're hearing, reach out on Facebook and

1:31.0

Instagram at park-cast and Twitter at park-cast network. This week, we're looking at the 1890

1:37.6

disappearance of inventor Louis Auguston LePrinse. We'll have that and more coming up.

1:44.4

Stay with us.

1:45.1

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