September 10, 1977 dawned damp and grey for the citizens of Marseilles, especially those residing in Les Baumettes Prison. All the inmates (and some of the staff) were were in a dark mood as they contemplated the rising of the dawn and the falling of executioner Marcel Chevalier's blade. Inmates of 'Death Alley' were … Continue reading On This Day in 1977 – Hamida Djandoubi, last man to face a French guillotine.