List of French serial killers

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A serial killer is typically a person who murders three or more people, with the murders taking place over more than a month and including a significant period of time between them.[1][2] The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) defines serial killing as "a series of two or more murders, committed as separate events, usually, but not always, by one offender acting alone".[2][3]

Identified serial killers

Name Years active Proven victims Possible victims Status Notes Ref
Aiutino, Vincenzo 1991–1992 3 3 Sentenced to life imprisonment Known as "The Man with the Fifty Affairs"; Swiss who raped and strangled three women between 1991 and 1992 in Meurthe-et-Moselle [4]
Alègre, Patrice 1989–1997 5 5+ Sentenced to life imprisonment Raped and strangled women in Toulouse and Paris; his case caused accusations of a police cover-up [5]
Madame de Brinvilliers 1666–1670 3 3 Executed 1676 Aristocrat who poisoned her father and two brothers [6][7]
Barbeault, Marcel 1969–1976 8 8 Sentenced to life imprisonment Known as "The Shadow Killer"; killed his victims during the nighttime or early mornings [8]
Chambet, Ludivine 2012–2013 10 10 25 years imprisonment Known as "The Poisoner of Chambéry"; nurse's aide who poisoned elderly people using antidepressants [9]
Chanal, Pierre 1980–1988 8 17 Committed suicide awaiting trial Soldier suspected of raping and murdering young men in Marne [10]
Cottrez, Dominique 1989–2006 8 8 9 years imprisonment Murdered her newborn infants in her home in Villers-au-Tertre [11]
Dankerque, Casimir 1935 4 4 Executed 1936 Known as "The Monster of Artois"; murdered elderly people during robberies in Pommier and Achicourt [12]
Dumollard, Martin 1855–1861 3 3 Executed 1862 Known as "The Maid Killer"; with the help of his wife Marie-Anne Martinet, attacked and robbed maids in Lyon and Ain, killing three of them [13]
El Borgi, Thierry 1989 4 4 Sentenced to life imprisonment Together with partner Philippe Siauve and two other accomplices, murdered three women and an officer between May and July 1989 [14]
Fourniret, Michel 1987–2003 8 12+ Died in prison Known as "The Ogre of the Ardennes"; with his help of his wife Monique Olivier, kidnapped, raped and murdered predominantly young girls across France and Belgium [15]
Frantz, Véronique 1852–1854 3 3 Executed 1854 Poisoned her employer's mother-in-law and wife to become his mistress; later poisoned him after she learned he planned to remarry [16]
Garnier, Gilles 1572–1573 4 4+ Executed 1573 Known as "The Hermit of St. Bonnot"; reclusive hermit who confessed to murdering and cannibalizing young children
Georges, Guy 1991–1997 7 7 Sentenced to life imprisonment Known as "The Beast of Bastille"; raped and murdered women in the Bastille neighbourhood of Paris [17]
Haddouche, Jacquy 1992–2002 3 3 Died in prison Career criminal who murdered women across the country [18]
Heaulme, Francis 1984–1992 9 9+ Sentenced to life imprisonment Known as "The Criminal Backpacker"; murdered a wide variety of victims across the country, some with a yet-unidentified accomplice
Jégado, Hélène 1833–1851 3 36 Executed 1852 Domestic servant who poisoned various people with arsenic
Keller, Yvan 1989–2006 23 40–150 Committed suicide awaiting trial Known as "The Pillow Killer"; smothered and then robbed elderly women across France, Germany and Switzerland [19]
Lagrée, Pierre 1915–1916 4 6 Executed 1916 Soldier who killed people during robberies; confessed to two more while residing in New York, United States [20]
Landru, Henri Désiré 1915–1919 11 11+ Executed 1922 Known as "The Bluebeard of Gambais"; killed mistresses and lovers during the war period; inspired the character of Monsieur Verdoux played by Charlie Chaplin [21]
Lastennet, Claude 1993–1994 5 5 Died in prison Strangled elderly women after burgling into their Paris apartments [22]
Lefèvre, David 1999–2011 3 3 Sentenced to life imprisonment Known as "The Swamp Killer"; killed two acquaintances for trivial disputes and dumped their bodies in swamps, having previously served time for killing a homeless man [23]
Lesage, Celine 2000–2007 6 6 15 years imprisonment Suffocated and strangled her newborn infants in Valognes [24]
Louis, Émile 1975–1980 7 7 Died in prison Prime suspect in the murders of handicapped women in Yonne [25]
Malèvre, Christine 1997–1998 30 30 10 years imprisonment Killed terminally-ill patients in Mantes-la-Jolie [26]
Millet, Albert 1954–2007 3 3 Committed suicide to avoid apprehension Killed two girlfriends and one of his lover's friends in Hyères [27]
Monvoisin, Catherine 17th-century 1000 2500+ Executed 1680 Head of a Paris fortune teller network who sold poisons, contributing to thousands of deaths [28]
Palmier, Yoni 2011–2012 4 4 Sentenced to life imprisonment Perpetrator of the Essonne serial murders [29]
Paulin, Thierry 1984–1987 18 21 Died in prison

See also

References

  1. ↑ Ronald M. Holmes; Stephen T. Holmes (1998). Contemporary Perspectives on Serial Murder. SAGE Publications. p. 1. ISBN 0-7619-1421-8. Retrieved June 15, 2016. Serial murder is the killing of three or more people over a period of more than 30 days, with a significant cooling-off period between the murders [...] The baseline number of three victims appears to be most common among those who are the academic authorities in the field. The time frame also appears to be an agreed-upon component of the definition.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Burkhalter Chmelir 2003, p. 1.
  3. ↑ Morton 2005, p. 4, 9.
  4. ↑ "Vincenzo Aiutino, le tueur de femmes du pays haut" [Vincenzo Aiutino, the country's top killer of women]. L'Est Républicain (in français). 10 September 2013. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  5. ↑ Huret, Marie (7 February 2002). "L'homme qui aimait tuer les femmes" [The man who loved to kill women]. L'Express (in français). Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  6. ↑ Dumas, Alexandre (1850s). The Marquise de Brinvilliers. Paris: Marpon et Flammarion – via IntraText CT.
  7. ↑ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Brinvilliers, Marie Madeleine Marguerite d'Aubray, Marquise de" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 4 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 572.
  8. ↑ "Les grands crimes du XXe siècle: Marcel Barbeault" [The great crimes of the 20th century: Marcel Barbeault]. France-Soir (in français). 9 August 2009. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  9. ↑ "13 personnes âgées empoisonnées: l'aide-soignante condamnée à 25 ans" [13 Poisoned seniors: caregiver sentenced to 25 years]. L'Indépendant (in français). 23 May 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  10. ↑ Jacobson, Philip (17 December 2000). "Sadistic sergeant tries to escape serial killer trial". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2016-05-14.
  11. ↑ "Details emerge in French baby killing case". BBC News. 29 July 2010. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  12. ↑ "Dankerque, "The Monster of Artois", is sentenced to death" (in French). Le Petit Journal. May 20, 1936.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  13. ↑ "Martin Dumollard, an orphan turned into serial killer of young girls" (in français). leprogres.fr. 19 October 2013.
  14. ↑ 'MAXIMUM PENALTY FOR PARA MURDERERS': April 27, 1991 in L'Humanité (in French)
  15. ↑ "Le tueur en série Michel Fourniret a avoué les meurtres de deux femmes" [Serial killer Michel Fourniret confessed to the murders of two women]. Libération (in français). 16 February 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  16. ↑ "JURIDICTION ADMINISTRATIVE — Strasbourg" [ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION — Strasbourg] (in français). Le Droit. August 7, 1854 – via RetroNews.
  17. ↑ "Beast of Bastille: Guy Georges – Crime Files". Crime & Investigation Network. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  18. ↑ Thiollier, Raphaël (27 October 2010). "Beauvais: mort de Jacquy Haddouche en prison" [Beauvais: death of Jacquy Haddouche in prison]. L'Observateur de Beauvais (in français). Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  19. ↑ "Tueur en série: l'affaire Yvan Keller est définitivement close" [Serial Killer: The Yvan Keller affair is definitely closed]. Le Parisien (in français). 27 May 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  20. ↑ "Lagrée, l'assassin du Quessoy et de Fermanville, a été fusillé" [Lagrée, the murderer of Quessoy and Fermanville, was shot] (in français). L'Ouest-Éclair. August 22, 1916.
  21. ↑ Cawthorne, Nigel; Greig, Charlotte (21 September 2017). Serial Killers & Psychopaths. London, UK: Arcturus Publishing. p. 51. ISBN 978-1-78828-657-2.
  22. ↑ Henry, Michel (23 October 1997). ""Il a fait ce qu'Il avait à faire, sans sentiment". Claude Lastenet a étranglé cinq femmes âgées. Aujourd'hui l'accusé voudrait que ce procès l'aide à comprendre pourquoi cet autre lui-même qu'il appelle "Il" l'a poussé à tuer" ["He did what He had to do, without feeling." Claude Lastenet strangled five elderly women. Today the accused would like this trial to help him understand why this other himself whom he calls "He" pushed him to kill]. Libération (in français). Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  23. ↑ Alberts, Jennifer (November 15, 2013). "Assises de la Somme: David Lefèvre sentenced to life imprisonment". France 3 Hauts-de-France (in français). Retrieved June 4, 2021.
  24. ↑ Davies, Lizzy (March 19, 2010). "French woman sentenced to 15 years for killing six babies". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  25. ↑ "French serial killer given life". BBC News. 26 November 2004. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  26. ↑ Sage, Adam (16 June 1999). "'Mercy killer' on murder charges". The Times. London, UK – via Academic OneFile.
  27. ↑ Boutry, Timothée (November 21, 2007). "Albert Millet, meurtrier jusqu'à son dernier jour" [Albert Millet, murderer until his last day]. Le Parisien (in français). Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  28. ↑ Ramsland, Katherine (2005). The Human Predator. New York: Berkley Books. ISBN 978-0-42526-553-6.
  29. ↑ "Tueur de l'Essonne: en larmes, l'ex-petite amie raconte sa vie avec l'accusé, Yoni Palmier" [Killer of Essonne: in tears, the ex-girlfriend tells her life with the accused, Yoni Palmier]. Outre-mer la 1ère (in français). 2 April 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2019.

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