


His parents were never married and his father denied paternity. Sobhraj was born in Saigon to an Indian father and Vietnamese mother. Sobhraj planned his Tihar escape, and re-arrest because he wanted to remain in an Indian prison to avoid being extradited to Thailand. He escaped from three prisons in three different countries. He was called “the Serpent”, due to his snake-like ability to avoid detection by authorities and slipping away from their grasp. Charles Sobhraj was called the ‘Bikini Killer’ because many of his female victims were found dead in their bikinis. His mother married a lieutenant in the French Army and although the young Charles was taken in by his mother’s new husband, he felt sidelined and unwelcome in their growing family. Charles Sobhraj aka The Serpent killer is now in prison. He had a turbulent childhood Born to an Indian father and Vietnamese mother, Sobhraj’s parents were unmarried and his father subsequently denied paternity.
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while the total number of his victims is thought to be at least 30. Sobhraj's extraordinary life of crime, readers will no doubt recall, was brought to the screen two years ago in The Serpent, a gripping eight-part series starring Tahar Rahim with Jenna Coleman. Portrayed by Jenna Coleman in the series, the character of Monique (and in actuality) played a pivotal part in scamming and manipulating many of Sobhrajs future murder victims on the Hippie. Sobhraj would befriend unsuspecting backpackers, help them make decisions about where to stay, shop, eat etc. Charles Sobhraj, Marie-Andrée Leclerc, Ajay. He was handsome and charming, and he used these traits to get close to his victims. Sobhraj was a charismatic person who was fluent in several languages. After his arrest in 2003, Nepal police reopened investigation into the 1975 murders of 28-year-old American backpacker Connie Jo Bronzich and her Canadian friend Laurent Carriere. Sobhraj had been lodged in a jail in Nepal since 2003 on the charges of murdering two tourists. During 1973-75 he went on a crime spree in Eastern Europe, the Middle East, parts of Asia. He received his first custodial sentence in 1963 for burglary in Paris. Sobhraj is linked to murder of at least 10 tourists in South and Southeast Asia. Sobhraj preyed on Western tourists travelling on the jippie trail of South Asia during the 1970s. Nepal's Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered his release from prison, where he has served 19 years of his 20-year sentence, citing his age. Born on April 6, 1944, Charles Sobhraj is a convicted killer who police suspect was responsible for a string of murders in the 19s.
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Notorious serial killer Charles Sobhraj, who spent close to two decades in Nepal prisons, is set to walk free in a matter of days. 21:15, Updated 08:50, Bookmark A serial killer whose spree inspired TV drama The Serpent is trying to slither his way into Hollywood.
