French widow murdered in train believed to have been a spy. Believed to have been a spy and to have been murdered because she 'knew too much' Madame Celestine Renard, a French widow who disappeared from her Riviera home Sundays ago, has been found dead on the railway line between Paris and Fontainebleau. This is the third on solve murder of the kind within a short time. According to her sister,Madame Renard seems obsessed by the idea that she was being tracked. Although she has an income online hundred and 瞿120 a year, Madame Renard lived in a luxurious flat at Cap d'Ail, dressed well and travelled frequently. It is believed that she was murdered when travelling from Paris to the south of France. No trace has been found of her luggage or her railway ticket. Photo shows, Madame Celestine renard, the murdered widow. 14 October 1937