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The Bikini-Killer: Charles Sobhraj

Charles Sobhraj was active in Asia in the 1970s as a thief, criminal, and serial killer. He particularly targeted Western tourists traveling along the “Hippie Trail.” Because of his sneakiness, he was also called “The Snake,” and the media gave him the nickname “The Bikini Killer” because his victims were wearing bikinis when their bodies were found. He spent more than two decades in a prison in India for the dozen murders he committed. After his release, he moved back to France, but was arrested again in Nepal in 2003 and imprisoned for life for the murders he committed. In 2022, he was discharged from prison.

THE SERPENT, from left: Jenna Coleman as Marie-Andree Leclerc...

06.04.2021 - THE SERPENT, from left: Jenna Coleman as Marie-Andree Leclerc, Tahar Rahim as Charles Sobhraj, Darshan Jariwalla as Laxman, Episode Four', (Season 1, ep. 104, aired Apr. 2, 2021)....
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France Charles Sobhraj

08.04.1997 - Charles Sobhraj, the man known as the Serpent, leaves the Bobigny court in northern Paris, Tuesday, April 8, 1997. Deported from India after serving 21 years in prison for theft, S...
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THE SERPENT, Tahar Rahim as Charles Sobhraj,  Episode One', (aired Apr...

06.04.2021 - THE SERPENT, Tahar Rahim as Charles Sobhraj, Episode One', (aired Apr. 2, 2021). photo: Roland Neveu / ©Netflix/BBC/Mammoth Screen / Courtesy Everett Collection
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THE SERPENT, right: Tahar Rahim as Charles Sobhraj,  Episode One'...

06.04.2021 - THE SERPENT, right: Tahar Rahim as Charles Sobhraj, Episode One', (aired Apr. 2, 2021). photo: Roland Neveu / ©Netflix/BBC/Mammoth Screen / Courtesy Everett Collection
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THE SERPENT, from left: Jenna Coleman as Marie-Andree Leclerc...
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France Charles Sobhraj
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