J.A. Keating
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Police investigative files record Michael Benoit being asked, "Monsieur, what did you do?" by the household staff. He maintained he found his wife and three children already dead, and that the blood on his clothing came from holding them.
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October 3, 2026 at 10:28 AM
Police investigative files record Michael Benoit being asked, "Monsieur, what did you do?" by the household staff. He maintained he found his wife and three children already dead, and that the blood on his clothing came from holding them.
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After practicing law in Philadelphia for 22 years, I wrote The Benoit Winery Murders entirely longhand, over five months, under very difficult circumstances. It draws on Dry Guillotine, the real memoir by Rene Belbenoit, who survived the French Guiana penal colony.
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October 2, 2026 at 11:18 AM
After practicing law in Philadelphia for 22 years, I wrote The Benoit Winery Murders entirely longhand, over five months, under very difficult circumstances. It draws on Dry Guillotine, the real memoir by Rene Belbenoit, who survived the French Guiana penal colony.
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The Benoit Winery Murders. A folder of French penal colony death records held hundreds of entries. Researchers narrowed the list to eighty two candidates, then to five. The fifth name on the list was Michael Benoit.
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October 1, 2026 at 10:35 AM
The Benoit Winery Murders. A folder of French penal colony death records held hundreds of entries. Researchers narrowed the list to eighty two candidates, then to five. The fifth name on the list was Michael Benoit.
Find out what happened next in The Benoit Winery Murders. jakeating.com
Find out what happened next in The Benoit Winery Murders. jakeating.com
The Benoit Winery Murders. French Guiana's penal colony ran on a policy called doublage. After finishing a sentence, a prisoner had to remain in the colony for an equal number of years before going home. Prisoners called the colony itself the Dry Guillotine.
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September 30, 2026 at 10:34 AM
The Benoit Winery Murders. French Guiana's penal colony ran on a policy called doublage. After finishing a sentence, a prisoner had to remain in the colony for an equal number of years before going home. Prisoners called the colony itself the Dry Guillotine.
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Get your copy at jakeating.com
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September 29, 2026 at 4:25 PM
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Although they blocked me, here’s is a post I wrote calling the person out by name.
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September 29, 2026 at 4:25 PM
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Although they blocked me, here’s is a post I wrote calling the person out by name.
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During Michael Benoit's 1912 murder trial, the judge told the courtroom the case was disturbing and a significant piece of the puzzle was missing. The judge let the conviction stand anyway.
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September 29, 2026 at 10:01 AM
During Michael Benoit's 1912 murder trial, the judge told the courtroom the case was disturbing and a significant piece of the puzzle was missing. The judge let the conviction stand anyway.
Get your copy of The Benoit Winery Murders at jakeating.com.
Get your copy of The Benoit Winery Murders at jakeating.com.
The Benoit Winery Murders. Michael Benoit received four life sentences for murdering his wife and children at his family's château near Paris. Exiled to Saint Laurent, the real penal colony in French Guiana made famous by the film Papillon.
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September 28, 2026 at 10:41 AM
The Benoit Winery Murders. Michael Benoit received four life sentences for murdering his wife and children at his family's château near Paris. Exiled to Saint Laurent, the real penal colony in French Guiana made famous by the film Papillon.
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Get your copy of The Benoit Winery Murders: jakeating.com
A museum researcher finds a severed head sealed in a jar in an attic collection. The tag on the lid reads guillotine. The man it belonged to died convicted of murdering his own wife and three children, a crime he never committed.
The Benoit Winery Murders is available now. jakeating.com
The Benoit Winery Murders is available now. jakeating.com
September 27, 2026 at 10:50 AM
A museum researcher finds a severed head sealed in a jar in an attic collection. The tag on the lid reads guillotine. The man it belonged to died convicted of murdering his own wife and three children, a crime he never committed.
The Benoit Winery Murders is available now. jakeating.com
The Benoit Winery Murders is available now. jakeating.com
The Benoit family had owned their winery in France since the 1600s. After Michael Benoit was convicted in 1912 of murdering his wife and children, the district government seized the property and sold it at auction.
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The Benoit Winery Murders is available now on Amazon. jakeating.com
September 26, 2026 at 11:32 AM
The Benoit family had owned their winery in France since the 1600s. After Michael Benoit was convicted in 1912 of murdering his wife and children, the district government seized the property and sold it at auction.
The Benoit Winery Murders is available now on Amazon. jakeating.com
The Benoit Winery Murders is available now on Amazon. jakeating.com
September 25, 2026 at 10:24 AM
The investigation in The Benoit Winery Murders starts with an unmarked jar in a Philadelphia attic and ends at a French vineyard that has produced wine since the 1600s, run by a family whose history was upended in 1912.
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Available now on Amazon. jakeating.com
September 24, 2026 at 10:18 AM
The investigation in The Benoit Winery Murders starts with an unmarked jar in a Philadelphia attic and ends at a French vineyard that has produced wine since the 1600s, run by a family whose history was upended in 1912.
Available now on Amazon. jakeating.com
Available now on Amazon. jakeating.com
A Philadelphia museum researcher spent years tracing a preserved head in a jar to a French vineyard family and records buried in the Ministry of Justice archives in Paris, thousands of miles from where the jar was found.
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The Benoit Winery Murders is free with Amazon KU. jakeating.com
September 23, 2026 at 10:25 AM
A Philadelphia museum researcher spent years tracing a preserved head in a jar to a French vineyard family and records buried in the Ministry of Justice archives in Paris, thousands of miles from where the jar was found.
The Benoit Winery Murders is free with Amazon KU. jakeating.com
The Benoit Winery Murders is free with Amazon KU. jakeating.com
September 22, 2026 at 10:43 AM
September 21, 2026 at 10:42 AM
The Benoit family had been making wine in France since the 1600s, surviving revolutions and wars. In 1912, that legacy was shattered when Michael Benoit was wrongfully convicted of murdering his own wife and children.
The Benoit Winery Murders is free with Amazon KU. jakeating.com
The Benoit Winery Murders is free with Amazon KU. jakeating.com
September 20, 2026 at 10:58 AM
The Benoit family had been making wine in France since the 1600s, surviving revolutions and wars. In 1912, that legacy was shattered when Michael Benoit was wrongfully convicted of murdering his own wife and children.
The Benoit Winery Murders is free with Amazon KU. jakeating.com
The Benoit Winery Murders is free with Amazon KU. jakeating.com
The Benoit chateau in Seine-et-Marne, France is where Michael Benoit's wife and three children were murdered in 1912. Decades later, his preserved head turned up sealed in a glass jar in a Philadelphia museum attic.
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The Benoit Winery Murders is free with Amazon KU. jakeating.com
September 19, 2026 at 10:40 AM
The Benoit chateau in Seine-et-Marne, France is where Michael Benoit's wife and three children were murdered in 1912. Decades later, his preserved head turned up sealed in a glass jar in a Philadelphia museum attic.
The Benoit Winery Murders is free with Amazon KU. jakeating.com
The Benoit Winery Murders is free with Amazon KU. jakeating.com
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September 19, 2026 at 12:35 AM
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Friday night calls for a book that matches the mood. The Benoit Winery Murders follows a Philadelphia museum researcher who traces a preserved human head sealed in a glass jar to a Frenchman wrongfully convicted in 1912 of murdering his own family.
Free with Amazon KU. jakeating.com
Free with Amazon KU. jakeating.com
September 18, 2026 at 10:05 AM
Friday night calls for a book that matches the mood. The Benoit Winery Murders follows a Philadelphia museum researcher who traces a preserved human head sealed in a glass jar to a Frenchman wrongfully convicted in 1912 of murdering his own family.
Free with Amazon KU. jakeating.com
Free with Amazon KU. jakeating.com
In the attic of a Philadelphia museum, a researcher finds a preserved human head sealed in a glass jar. Tracing its origin leads him to uncover a Frenchman convicted in 1912 of murdering his own family.
The Benoit Winery Murders is now free with Amazon KU. jakeating.com
The Benoit Winery Murders is now free with Amazon KU. jakeating.com
September 17, 2026 at 10:55 AM
In the attic of a Philadelphia museum, a researcher finds a preserved human head sealed in a glass jar. Tracing its origin leads him to uncover a Frenchman convicted in 1912 of murdering his own family.
The Benoit Winery Murders is now free with Amazon KU. jakeating.com
The Benoit Winery Murders is now free with Amazon KU. jakeating.com
In the attic of a Philadelphia museum, a researcher finds a preserved human head sealed inside a jar with nothing attached. Tracing its origin leads him to uncover a Frenchman wrongfully convicted in 1912 of murdering his own family.
The Benoit Winery Murders, free with Amazon KU. jakeating.com
The Benoit Winery Murders, free with Amazon KU. jakeating.com
September 17, 2026 at 10:51 AM
In the attic of a Philadelphia museum, a researcher finds a preserved human head sealed inside a jar with nothing attached. Tracing its origin leads him to uncover a Frenchman wrongfully convicted in 1912 of murdering his own family.
The Benoit Winery Murders, free with Amazon KU. jakeating.com
The Benoit Winery Murders, free with Amazon KU. jakeating.com
The Benoit Winery Murders. Vance and Jules spend a week in Paris archives chasing the identity of a man humanity forgot. A man wrongfully convicted and left out of his own country's memory. The Benoit Winery Murders follows that search from start to finish.
Available now on Amazon. jakeating.com
Available now on Amazon. jakeating.com
September 16, 2026 at 10:43 AM
The Benoit Winery Murders. Vance and Jules spend a week in Paris archives chasing the identity of a man humanity forgot. A man wrongfully convicted and left out of his own country's memory. The Benoit Winery Murders follows that search from start to finish.
Available now on Amazon. jakeating.com
Available now on Amazon. jakeating.com
The first shipment of physical copies just showed up at my door. I will be at the Paoli, PA Fire Station on November 6th selling both The Benoit Winery Murders and Crossing Sabers in person. Stop by and grab a copy.
September 15, 2026 at 10:30 AM
The first shipment of physical copies just showed up at my door. I will be at the Paoli, PA Fire Station on November 6th selling both The Benoit Winery Murders and Crossing Sabers in person. Stop by and grab a copy.
The Benoit Winery Murders is available now. Crossing Sabers releases November 1st. A Forgotten Past, a hidden murder mystery set in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, follows in July 2027.
All three share the same characters and the same universe. Find them on my website. jakeating.com
All three share the same characters and the same universe. Find them on my website. jakeating.com
September 14, 2026 at 10:42 AM
The Benoit Winery Murders is available now. Crossing Sabers releases November 1st. A Forgotten Past, a hidden murder mystery set in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, follows in July 2027.
All three share the same characters and the same universe. Find them on my website. jakeating.com
All three share the same characters and the same universe. Find them on my website. jakeating.com