Charles Sobhraj, also known as the “Snake”, is a serial killer who was released in Nepal, where he was imprisoned in the last weeks of December, and deported to his homeland, France. His story was portrayed in the Netflix mini-series “O Paraíso ea Serpente” in 2021.
Who is Charles Sobrhaj?
- Serial killer nicknamed “Snake”
- He is of French, Vietnamese and Indian descent.
- 78 years old today
- Terrorized Asia in the 70s
- He has been imprisoned in Nepal since 2003.
Charles Sobhraj, who suffered from heart problems and needed surgery, took advantage of a Nepalese law that allows the release of bedridden inmates who have already served three-quarters of their sentences. The court ordered his deportation within 15 days.
Ahead of the announcement of his transfer, a spokesman for the French Foreign Ministry said that if deportation was reported, France “would have to comply with the request as Sobhraj is a French citizen”.
He went to Paris on Saturday (24). “I feel great, I’m flying to Paris,” Sohbraj said over the phone, according to the British newspaper The Guardian.
How did Charles Sobrhaj behave?
- posing as jewelery merchant in bangkok
- Befriended victims, most of them western backpackers
- Drugged, stolen and killed
The serial killer was linked to more than 20 murders in India, Nepal and Thailand in the 1970s, but blamed only three of them.
Facts about Charles Sobrhaj
- His nickname came from his charm and ability to escape from prison.
- It has also been called the “bikini killer”.
- He was first arrested in 1976 in India, where he stayed for 21 years.
- Married prison translator, under 40 years old
- Bribing the guards with money and gems
- He was released in 1997 and returned to Paris.
In 2003, he went to Nepal, thinking that he would flee from the authorities once again. But he was arrested in the tourist area of Kathmandu.
The following year, the court sentenced him to life imprisonment for the 1975 murder of American tourist Connie Jo Bronzich, and was also found guilty of murdering his Canadian partner Laurent Carrière ten years later.
He was charged with murdering six travelers in Thailand and had a decades-old arrest warrant, but was never extradited to the country to face the charges. (with DW)
source: Noticias
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