Editing Henri Désiré Landru (section)

==== Célestine Buisson (c. 1 September 1917) ====
'''Célestine Buisson'''<ref group="n">Also spelled Célestine Buisson{{harvnb|Rēn|Gureggu|1995|p=198}} or Buisson.{{harvnb|Monesutie|1991|pp=99-100}}{{harvnb|Wiruson|Pittoman|1963|p=145}}</ref> (47, though reported as 44 in one source{{sfn|Shōshin Shobō|1997|p=2814}}), a homely, trusting, semi-literate, and reportedly frugal widowed housekeeper,{{sfn|Shōshin Shobō|1997|p=2814}} had around 10,000 francs saved from her late husband's hotel business.{{sfn|Shōshin Shobō|1997|p=2814}}{{sfn|Shōshin Shobō|1997|pp=2813-2814}} Lonely after her illegitimate son was mobilized, she answered Landru's May 1, 1915 advertisement.{{sfn|Rēn|1996|pp=58-59}} Landru (as "Georges Frémyet") corresponded sympathetically, became "engaged" quickly, but then stalled the marriage for over two years, blaming lost documents and fabricated business trips abroad.{{sfn|Wiruson|Pittoman|1963|p=145}} He reappeared in July 1917. They grew closer after he assisted with her sister's funeral, and he proposed again.<ref group="n">One theory suggests the delay was due to Buisson's reserved nature.{{harvnb|Monesutie|1991|pp=99-100}}</ref>{{sfn|Wiruson|Pittoman|1963|p=145}}{{sfn|Shōshin Shobō|1997|pp=2826-2827}} Her family found "Frémyet" evasive and suspicious but couldn't sway Célestine.{{sfn|Shōshin Shobō|1997|pp=2813-2814}} Entrusting her son to her half-sister, Marie Lacoste,{{sfn|Rēn|1996|pp=58-59}} Buisson moved to Paris with Landru. On August 19, Landru bought the familiar one return, one single ticket pattern for Gambais.{{sfn|Wiruson|Pittoman|1963|p=145}} She disappeared after September 1, 1917.{{sfn|Shōshin Shobō|1997|p=2831}}{{sfn|Rēn|Gureggu|1995|p=198}} Landru's bank balance soon increased by 1,000 francs.{{sfn|Wiruson|Pittoman|1963|p=145}}{{sfn|Shōshin Shobō|1997|pp=2826-2827}} He later returned to her apartment, showed the concierge a forged authorization letter, claimed Buisson was running a canteen for US troops in the south, and aggressively removed and sold her furniture.{{sfn|Faidō|1997|p=148}}{{sfn|Shōshin Shobō|1997|pp=2826-2827}}