Charles Sobhraj

French national suspected of murdering western backpackers on the hippie trail in 1970s and 80s.

Sobhraj was eventually released in 1997, when he returned to France, but he later decided to risk returning to Nepal, believing he was safe from the authorities. He was said to have drugged, robbed and then killed about 20 western backpackers, but he was was convicted of only three of the murders. Sohbraj had already served a two-decade prison sentence in India for the poisoning and killing of a French tourist, Jean-Luc Solomon. She said she would remain in Nepal and join Sobhraj later, as she still had court cases going on. “Sobhraj has heart issues and he wants to do a health check-up before he flys out,” said Siwakoti. Sobhraj was known to many as a seductive and ruthless con-artist and murderer.

Charles Sobhraj, a convicted killer who police say is responsible for a string of murders in the 1970s and 1980s, was released from a Nepal prison on Friday ...

A statue of Sobhraj stands at the restaurant in Goa to this day. He has been the subject of several dramatizations, including a Netflix [(NFLX.O)](https://www.reuters.com/companies/NFLX.O) and BBC joint production released last year. I have to sue a lot of people. I have a lot to do. tourist Connie Jo Bronzich in 1975. ["bikini killer"](/world/asia-pacific/who-is-bikini-killer-charles-sobhraj-2022-12-21/) in Thailand, and "the serpent", for his evasion of police and use of disguises.

He'd served most of his sentence in Nepal for the murders of American and Canadian backpackers. His nickname stems from his reputation as a disguise and ...

Sobhraj was held for two decades in New Delhi's maximum-security Tihar prison on suspicion of theft but was deported without charge to France in 1997. The Frenchman has in the past admitted killing several Western tourists and he is believed to have killed at least 20 people in Afghanistan, India, Thailand, Turkey, Nepal, Iran and Hong Kong during the 1970s. I have to sue a lot of people. ... I have a lot to do. Life sentences in Nepal are 20 years. [Charles Sobhraj](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/international-serial-killer-gets-engaged/) was freed from prison in Nepal on Friday after serving most of his sentence for the murders of American and Canadian backpackers.

Charles Sobhraj, a convicted killer who police say is responsible for a string of murders in the 1970s and 1980s, was released from a Nepal prison on ...

A statue of Sobhraj, in his signature peaked cap, stands at the restaurant in Goa to this day. He was expected to be out of jail on Thursday, but pre-release procedures, including a health check-up, have caused delays, Pandey told Reuters. He was jailed in India for poisoning a group of French tourists in the capital, New Delhi, in 1976, before he could stand trial on the charges against him in Thailand. [Thailand](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/mass-shooting-kindergarden-thailand-police-confirm-rcna50974), where police say he allegedly drugged and killed six women in the 1970s, some of whom turned up dead on a beach near the resort of Pattaya. [“bikini killer”](https://www.nbcnews.com/now/video/convicted-killer-the-serpent-to-be-released-158552645772/) in Thailand, and “The Serpent”, for his evasion of police and use of disguises, the French national, 78, is suspected of killing more than 20 western backpackers on the “ [hippie trail](https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna23781125)” through Asia. Sobhraj was driven out of Central Jail in Kathmandu by a cavalcade of police cars a little after midday, Ishwari Prasad Pandey, a jailor at the Central Jail, told Reuters.

Charles Sobhraj, convicted for killing two tourists in 1975, was suspected of several murders in Asia.

It later became the title for a hit BBC and Netflix series about the killer, which was released in 2021. During that time, he briefly managed to escape from prison by drugging the prison guards. He had heart surgery in 2017.

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, ...

He was later found guilty of killing Bronzich's Canadian friend, Laurent Carriere, and had served 19 years out of a 20-year sentence. Asked what his next steps would be, she said: "He will file a legal complaint against Nepal because the whole case against him was fabricated." Register for free to Reuters and know the full story Sobhraj told French news agency AFP on the flight out of Nepal that he was not guilty of murdering Bronzich and Carriere. He was jailed in India for poisoning a group of French tourists in the capital, New Delhi, in 1976, before he could stand trial on the charges against him in Thailand. Nepal's Supreme Court ordered the release of Sobhraj, known as the "bikini killer" in Thailand, and 'The Serpent" for his evasion of police, on Wednesday citing his advanced age and health.

French serial killer Charles Sobhraj, responsible for multiple murders in the 1970s across Asia, arrived in France on Saturday after almost 20 years in ...

He was recaptured in the Indian coastal state of Goa. A decade later, he was also found guilty of killing Bronzich's Canadian companion. On Friday, he was released and put on a flight at Kathmandu airport to take him to Paris via Doha. I am innocent. I have to sue a lot of people. I have a lot to do.

PARIS (Reuters) -Charles Sobhraj, a convicted killer who police believe murdered more than 20 western backpackers on the "hippie trail" through Asia i...

I have to sue a lot of people,” AFP quoted Sobhraj as saying. He was later found guilty of killing Bronzich’s Canadian friend, Laurent Carriere, and had served 19 years out of a 20-year sentence. “I have a lot to do.

PARIS (Reuters) -Charles Sobhraj, a convicted killer who police believe murdered more than 20 western backpackers on the "hippie trail" through Asia in the ...

I have to sue a lot of people,” AFP quoted Sobhraj as saying. He was later found guilty of killing Bronzich’s Canadian friend, Laurent Carriere, and had served 19 years out of a 20-year sentence. “I have a lot to do.

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, ...