French serial killer Charles Sobhraj - whose murders inspired BBC drama The Serpent - has been freed from prison in Nepal, after serving most of his sentence for the murders of American and Canadian backpackers.
His slayings were remembered in a BBC crime drama watched by more than 31 million Brits - but there were more stories about the twisted killer that didn't make the cut, as they were too shocking to be shown on TV.
Evil Charles Sobhraj was a murderer, thief and seductive master of disguise who claimed many unsuspecting victims on Asia's hippie trail in the 1970s.
