Delon, a dead body and a Corsican gangster: new book unravels the Markovic Affair 25.04.2026

Edward Chisholm's new book, "Murder In Paris '68: A True Story of Death and Glamour," re-examines the 1968 Markovic Affair, a scandal that rocked France when Alain Delon's former bodyguard, Stevan Markovic, was found dead under suspicious circumstances. The case involved Delon, who was questioned by police, and gangster François Marcantoni, who was imprisoned for a year before the charges were dropped. Chisholm's extensive research, drawing from thousands of police documents, interviews, and press clippings, aims to shed light on the complex relationships between Delon, Markovic, and the criminal underworld of 1960s Paris, suggesting the affair coincided with the end of France's post-war boom and a shift towards a darker era.

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