French serial killer ‘The Serpent’ featured in Netflix series released from prison in Nepal
A notorious French serial killer suspected of killing more than a dozen people in multiple countries has been released from a Nepalese prison after 19 years.
Charles Sobraj was released from prison in Nepal on Friday after being released from a life sentence of 19 years and 20 years in Nepal for murdering a backpacker in the United States and Canada before being taken to the airport to return to his native France. rice field.
The Supreme Court ordered Sobhraj’s release on the grounds that he was in poor health, behaved well, had served more than 75% of his sentence, and was eligible for release. Sobraj was said to be suffering from heart disease.
The 78-year-old French national is believed to have killed at least 20 people in Afghanistan, India, Thailand, Turkey, Nepal, Iran and Hong Kong in the 1970s. His 2004 conviction in Nepal was the first time he had been convicted in court.
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Nepal Police escort Charles Sobraj, wearing a brown hat, to the immigration office in Kathmandu, Nepal, Friday, December 23, 2022.
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Primarily preying on young backpackers on Asia’s ‘hippie trail’ and usually drugging their food and drink during the course of robberies, Sobraj is featured in the 2021 Netflix drama series ‘The Serpent’.
Sobraj earned the nickname “Snake” from the disguise he used to evade police over the years, and is known in Thailand as the “Bikini Killer” because of the outfit many of the suspects wore. was known.
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French serial killer Charles Sobraj is escorted by Nepali police in a district court to hear a case related to the June 12, 2014 murder of Canadian backpacker Laurent Ormond Carriere in Bhaktapur.
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After his release, Sobhraj told news agency AFP that he planned to sue those holding him in prison. Nepal. ”
Sobhraj pleaded not guilty to reporters on the plane before leaving for France, AFP reported.
“I’m innocent in that case, right? So there’s no need to be offended or feel better about it. I’m innocent. It’s built on false documents.” Sobraj said.
While in prison, Sobraj married Nihita Biswas, a Nepalese woman 44 years younger than him, in 2008.
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Charles Sovraj’s attorney Gopal Siwakoti (right) speaks to media outside the immigration office in Kathmandu, Nepal, Friday, December 23, 2022.
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“I am happy and have great respect for our judiciary and the Supreme Court,” Sobhraj’s mother-in-law Sakuntala Thapa told Reuters partner ANI after news of her release was released. .
The Associated Press and Reuters contributed to this report.