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Charles Sobhraj, convicted murderer, has a new story to tell

After 19 years inside a Nepali jail, ‘the Serpent’ says he plans to sue for his imprisonment and chase series deals.

Al Jazeera · Aug 25, 2023

Killer Sobhraj arrives in France

PARIS: 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, arrived in France on Saturday after nearly two decades behind bars in Nepal.

Bangkok Post · Dec 24, 2022

'The Serpent' serial killer Charles Sobhraj returns to France

Charles Sobhraj, a convicted killer who police believe killed more than 20 western backpackers on the "hippie trail" through Asia in the 1970s and 1980s, returned to France on Saturday after nearly two decades behind bars in Nepal.

Reuters · Dec 24, 2022

'Serpent' Sobhraj to be freed on Friday

KATHMANDU: French serial killer Charles Sobhraj, whose string of murders across Asia in the 1970s was portrayed in the Netflix series “The Serpent”, was still awaiting his release from prison Thursday after a Nepali court ordered him freed on health grounds.

Bangkok Post · Dec 22, 2022

Nepal to release French serial killer dubbed the ‘Serpent'

A Frenchman whose life of seduction, murder and escape on the "hippie trail" during the 1970s became the subject for a hit TV series was due to be freed on Thursday after 19 years in prison in Nepal.

Radio France Internationale · Dec 22, 2022

Serial killer ‘The Serpent’ who inspired TV series walks free from Nepal jail

Charles Sobhraj’s victims were mostly young Western backpackers on the hippie trail in India and Thailand

Evening Standard · Dec 22, 2022

'The Serpent' Charles Sobhraj to be freed from Nepal prison on Friday

Charles Sobhraj, a convicted killer who police suspect was responsible for a string of murders in the 1970s and 1980s, will be freed from prison in Nepal on Friday after nearly 20 years behind bars, a jail official told Reuters on Thursday.

Reuters · Dec 22, 2022

Factbox-Who is the 'bikini killer' Charles Sobhraj?

Nepal's Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered the release of Charles Sobhraj, a French national known as the "bikini killer" who police say is responsible killing over 20 young Western backpackers across Asia during the 1970s and 1980s.

Reuters · Dec 21, 2022