The Serpent: How Herman Knippenberg helped bring French serial murderer Charles Sobhraj, Asia's 'Bikini Killer,' to justice
1969 1972 Allegedly commits first murder: a taxi driver in Pakistan. Jailed in Afghanistan for robbery but escapes by faking illness then drugging guards. Jailed in Iran and serves 12-month sentence. 1973 1975 Jailed in Athens, Greece for robbery but escapes by setting fire to a prison van. Allegedly murders at least six people in Thailand, and two in Nepal. 1976 1977 1986 1997 2004 2014 Source: 'The Life and Crimes of Charles Sobhraj' by Richard Neville and Julie Clarke, Reuters On the morning of March 11, 1976, Gires had some bad news for Knippenberg: Sobhraj and his girlfriend Marie-An...
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