It Is Reported that He Survived Which Has Led to Speculation that He Was Killed by the Guillotine Used to Kill Him

 165 Years Ago Today

Monday 11th of May 1857
Criminal and criminalist Eugène François Vidocq known for founding the first known private detective agency dies of cholera at the age of 82 in 2 Rue Saint-Pierre Popincourt, Paris, XIe, Île-de-France, France.

It is reported that he survived, which has led to speculation that he was killed by the guillotine used to kill him. Vidocq was educated at the private hospital located in Saint-Charles Lourdes in Paris on 15th November 1835, where he was given a degree in politics and published many books, in 1842, 1888 and 1989. His work received the highest award of honors under the title "Madonna" under the name "Vladimir" at the award ceremony as well as being cited by the English Historical Review as one of the book's greatest works. Vidocq was appointed as "Victoire Pierre Bouschêque d'Ombre" in 1881 and became an officer in the French police force in 1897. He was promoted to lieutenant colonel, but had to return to France in 1897. In 1903, his wife Maria Bouschère disappeared and died at the age of 86. Vidal moved to the French colonial police force in 1908 while working on an investigation into organized crime in Paris. A French detective of the famous French criminal police company, Jean V.