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Notorious French serial killer freed from Nepal prison

French serial killer Charles Sobhraj was freed from prison in Nepal on Friday after serving most of his sentence for killing American and Canadian backpackers.

23/12/2022

Nepal

The Serpent: Notorious French serial killer released from Nepal prison

Charles Sobhraj is believed to have killed at least 20 people in Afghanistan, India, Thailand, Turkey, Nepal, Iran and Hong Kong during the 1970s.

23/12/2022

Culture news

Euronews Culture's Film of the Week: 'Halloween Ends'

The bloody saga of Michael Myers vs Laurie Strode comes to a close in Halloween Ends… And against all odds, it’s actually pleasant surprise.

14/10/2022

France

French serial killer Michel Fourniret dead at 79

Michel Fourniret, one of France's most notorious serial killers, died in a hospital jail.

10/05/2021

United Kingdom

Yorkshire Ripper: 1970s UK serial killer Peter Sutcliffe dies

Sutcliffe was one of Britain's most notorious criminals and his murderous rampage during that period mesmerised the country amid a massive police manhunt.

13/11/2020

Cyprus

Cypriot army captain gets seven life sentences for serial killing spree

A Cypriot army captain was sentenced to seven life terms after pleading guilty to killing five women and two children in a grisly three-year murder spree

24/06/2019

Cyprus

Cypriot army captain gets seven life sentences for serial killings

An army captain was sentenced to seven life imprisonment terms after pleading guilty to killing five women and two children in a three-year murder spree.

24/06/2019

Germany

German serial killer nurse gets life term for murder of 85 patients

Former German nurse Niels Högel, thought to be the country’s most prolific serial killer, was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of 85 patients

06/06/2019

Cyprus

Cyprus police find another victim of online dating serial killer

Police in Cyprus found human remains on Sunday in an ongoing investigation into a suspected serial killer who went undetected for almost three years.

28/04/2019

Germany

Killer nurse pleads guilty to 100 further murders

Niels Hogel, 41, told a court that the charges against him were largely accurate, news agency dpa reported. The trial began with a minute of silence for the victims.

30/10/2018

Canada

Canadian suspected of burying victims in flowerbeds charged with seventh murder

Toronto-based gardener Bruce McArthur is suspected of having killed seven men and burying their remains in gardens where he worked as a landscaper.

12/04/2018

Canada

Police discover seventh victim of Toronto serial killer

Authorities have not been able to identify the seventh suspected victim whose remains were found in planters at a property where Bruce McArthur worked

06/03/2018