Murder of the Little Pastry Chef

Murder of the Little Pastry Chef
Part of Ère des attentats
LocationSaint-Denis, France
Date22 September 1892
Attack type
Stabbing
WeaponsDagger, rope
Deaths1
VictimGustave Bisson (police informant)
PerpetratorsHenri Meyrueis, Bernard Chappuliot, David Altéran (unclear and not convicted)
MotiveKilling an informant responsible for the sentencing of several anarchists
Accused2
VerdictGuilty
Convicted2

The murder of the Little Pastry Chef is a French criminal case that began on 22 September 1892 when Gustave Bisson also called Ernest Dubuisson, and mainly known as the 'Little Pastry Chef', an informant for the French police among anarchists in Le Havre and the northern suburbs of Paris, was assassinated in Saint-Denis.

Following the discovery of informant Gustave Bisson's body, strangled and lacerated with several stab wounds, in the Saint-Denis canal, the police initiated searches and proceeded to arrest several anarchists. Henri Meyrueis and Bernard Chappuliot were quickly considered the main perpetrators of the assassination and were sentenced to lifelong deportation to a penal colony.