SettingsFrench serial killers
Beast of Gévaudan
The Beast of Gévaudan (La Bête du Gévaudan;, La Bèstia de Gavaudan) is a name given to man-eating wolf-like animals alleged to have terrorized the former province of Gévaudan (modern day dépar...
The Beast of Gévaudan (La Bête du Gévaudan;, La Bèstia de Gavaudan) is a name given to man-eating wolf-like animals alleged to have terrorized the former province of Gévaudan (modern day dépar...
Charles Sobhraj
Hotchand Bhaonani Gurumukh Charles Sobhraj (born April 6, 1944), better known as Charles Sobhraj, is a serial killer of Indian and Vietnamese origin, who preyed on Western tourists throughout S...
Hotchand Bhaonani Gurumukh Charles Sobhraj (born April 6, 1944), better known as Charles Sobhraj, is a serial killer of Indian and Vietnamese origin, who preyed on Western tourists throughout S...
Christine Malèvre
Christine Malèvre (born 1970) is a French serial killer.
Christine Malèvre (born 1970) is a French serial killer.
Francis Heaulme
Francis Heaulme is a French serial killer dubbed the "Criminal Backpacker".
Francis Heaulme is a French serial killer dubbed the "Criminal Backpacker".
Gilles de Rais
Gilles de Montmorency-Laval, Baron de Rais, was a Breton knight, a leader in the French army and a companion-in-arms of Joan of Arc.
Gilles de Montmorency-Laval, Baron de Rais, was a Breton knight, a leader in the French army and a companion-in-arms of Joan of Arc.
Gilles Garnier
Gilles Garnier was a French hermit and cannibalistic, serial murderer convicted of being a werewolf.
Gilles Garnier was a French hermit and cannibalistic, serial murderer convicted of being a werewolf.
Guy Georges
Guy Georges (born Guy Rampillon, October 15, 1962, in Vitry-le-François, France) is a French serial killer, dubbed "The Beast of the Bastille", who was convicted of murdering seven women b...
Guy Georges (born Guy Rampillon, October 15, 1962, in Vitry-le-François, France) is a French serial killer, dubbed "The Beast of the Bastille", who was convicted of murdering seven women b...
Henri Désiré Landru
Henri Désiré Landru (12 April 1869 – 25 February 1922) was a French serial killer and real-life "Bluebeard".
Henri Désiré Landru (12 April 1869 – 25 February 1922) was a French serial killer and real-life "Bluebeard".
Joseph Vacher
Joseph Vacher was a French serial killer, sometimes known as "The French Ripper" or "L'éventreur du Sud-Est" due to comparisons to the more famous Jack the Ripper murderer of London, England in 1888.
Joseph Vacher was a French serial killer, sometimes known as "The French Ripper" or "L'éventreur du Sud-Est" due to comparisons to the more famous Jack the Ripper murderer of London, England in 1888.
Madame de Brinvilliers
Marie-Madeleine-Marguerite d'Aubray, Marquise de Brinvilliers (22 July 1630 – 17 July 1676) was a French serial killer.
Marie-Madeleine-Marguerite d'Aubray, Marquise de Brinvilliers (22 July 1630 – 17 July 1676) was a French serial killer.
Marcel Petiot
Marcel André Henri Félix Petiot was a French doctor and serial killer.
Marcel André Henri Félix Petiot was a French doctor and serial killer.
Michel Fourniret
Michel Fourniret (born 4 April 1942 in Sedan, Ardennes) is a convicted French serial killer who confessed, in June and July 2004, to kidnapping, raping and murdering 8 girls in a span of 14 year...
Michel Fourniret (born 4 April 1942 in Sedan, Ardennes) is a convicted French serial killer who confessed, in June and July 2004, to kidnapping, raping and murdering 8 girls in a span of 14 year...
Pierre Chanal
Pierre Chanal (Saint-Étienne, Loire, 18 November 1946 – Reims, 15 October 2003) was a French soldier and suspected serial killer.
Pierre Chanal (Saint-Étienne, Loire, 18 November 1946 – Reims, 15 October 2003) was a French soldier and suspected serial killer.
Thierry Paulin
Thierry Paulin (November 28, 1963 – April 16, 1989) was a French serial killer active in the 1980s.
Thierry Paulin (November 28, 1963 – April 16, 1989) was a French serial killer active in the 1980s.