The Serpent

2022 - 12 - 24

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Serial killer The Serpent, Charles Sobhraj, deported from Nepal (BBC News)

Charles Sobhraj, convicted for killing two tourists in 1975, was suspected of several murders in Asia.

It later became the title for a hit BBC and Netflix series about the killer, which was released in 2021. During that time, he briefly managed to escape from prison by drugging the prison guards. He had heart surgery in 2017.

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'The Serpent' serial killer Charles Sobhraj returns to France - media (Reuters)

Charles Sobhraj, a convicted killer who police believe murdered more than 20 western backpackers on the "hippie trail" through Asia in the 1970s and 1980s, ...

He was later found guilty of killing Bronzich's Canadian friend, Laurent Carriere, and had served 19 years out of a 20-year sentence. Asked what his next steps would be, she said: "He will file a legal complaint against Nepal because the whole case against him was fabricated." Register for free to Reuters and know the full story Sobhraj told French news agency AFP on the flight out of Nepal that he was not guilty of murdering Bronzich and Carriere. He was jailed in India for poisoning a group of French tourists in the capital, New Delhi, in 1976, before he could stand trial on the charges against him in Thailand. Nepal's Supreme Court ordered the release of Sobhraj, known as the "bikini killer" in Thailand, and 'The Serpent" for his evasion of police, on Wednesday citing his advanced age and health.

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'I have to sue a lot of people': Charles Sobhraj, 'The Serpent' serial ... (The Indian Express)

Charles Sobhraj, known as the "bikini killer" in Thailand, and 'The Serpent" for his evasion of police, was released by Nepal's Supreme Court citing his ...

I have to sue a lot of people,” AFP quoted Sobhraj as saying. “I have a lot to do. He was later found guilty of killing Bronzich’s Canadian friend, Laurent Carriere, and had served 19 years out of a 20-year sentence.

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The Serpent: Killer Charles Sobhraj Deported Back to France (Bloomberg)

Paris (AP) -- Convicted killer Charles Sobhraj, suspected in the deaths of at least 20 tourists around Asia in the 1970s, arrived in Paris as a free man ...

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The two faces of 'The Serpent' (Daijiworld.com)

Chintan had filed a case in the Supreme Court for his release owing to his age factor and health issues. Sobhraj underwent a heart surgery in 2017 in Kathmandu ...

Nihita's mother, Sakuntala, is a lawyer and had pledged his case in the court, but she also could not meet him upon his release. He also didn't like Nepali food much, which was cooked everyday in the jail," said Pandey. In 2014, the Bhaktapur district court then sentenced him for the murder of a Canadian national. Chintan had filed a case in the Supreme Court for his release owing to his age factor and health issues. Ishwari Prasad Pandey, jailor at the central jail, told IANS that Sobhraj was a nice man who suffered from multiple ailments. Sbobhraj was wanted in Nepal for the 1975 murders of Canadian Laddie DuParr and an American woman named Annabella Tremont, both of whom he had befriended in Kathmandu.

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Killer dubbed 'The Serpent' arrives in France from Nepal (Associated Press)

PARIS (AP) — Convicted killer Charles Sobhraj, suspected in the deaths of at least 20 tourists around Asia in the 1970s, arrived in Paris as a free man ...

He was also known as “the bikini killer” because he often targeted young women. He was convicted the following year and handed a life sentence. Sobhraj insisted on his innocence in that case, though had in the past spoken of killing other tourists. In Thailand, he faced the death penalty. The French government did not respond to requests for comment on whether he could face judicial challenges in France. He has in the past admitted to killing Western tourists around Asia.

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French serial killer Charles 'The Serpent' Sobhraj released from ... (CNN)

Charles Sobhraj, the infamous French serial killer who inspired the award-nominated TV series "The Serpent," walked free from a Nepali prison Friday.

It tells how for years, he evaded the law across Asia as he allegedly drugged, robbed and murdered backpackers along the so-called “hippie trail” – while former Dutch diplomat Herman Knippenberg worked with authorities to capture him. His true number of victims is unknown. He is suffering from a heart disease and needs open-heart surgery, the court said. We are working with the home ministry on his safety,” Kumari added. “Sobhraj has been released from the jail. We are working to deport him keeping that timeframe in mind.

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Killer dubbed 'The Serpent' arrives in France from Nepal (ABC News)

Confessed serial killer Charles Sobhraj has arrived in France after being released from a life sentence in a Nepal prison.

He was convicted the following year and handed a life sentence. He was also known as “the bikini killer” because he often targeted young women. He was freed Friday and ordered to leave Nepal within 15 days. In Thailand, he faced the death penalty. He has in the past admitted to killing Western tourists around Asia. French filmmaker Jean-Charles Deniau, who spoke to Sobhraj upon his arrival in Paris and is releasing a film and book about his life, said, “He’s doing well.

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