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Charles Sobhraj (born Hotchand Bhawnani Gurmukh Sobhraj, 6 April 1944) is a serial killer, fraudster, and thief who preyed on Western tourists travelling on the hippie trail of South Asia during the 1970s.
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- He had a turbulent childhood. Born to an Indian father and Vietnamese mother, Sobhraj’s parents were unmarried and his father subsequently denied paternity.
- He was a con artist. Sobhraj began to make money through burglaries, scams and smuggling. He was extremely charismatic, sweet talking prison guards into giving him favours during any prison stints.
- He spent at least two years on the run. Between 1973 and 1975, Sobhraj and his half-brother André were on the run. They travelled through Eastern Europe and the Middle East on a series of stolen passports, committing crimes in Turkey and Greece.
- He began scamming tourists in South East Asia. After André’s arrest, Sobhraj went solo. He concocted a scam he used on tourists again and again, posing as a gem dealer or drug dealer and gaining their trust and loyalty.
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Dec 23, 2022 · A French serial killer known as The Serpent, convicted of several tourist murders in Asia in the 1970s, has arrived back in France after being released from prison in Nepal. Charles Sobhraj, 78,...
Dec 23, 2022 · Charles Sobhraj, a French serial killer who police say is responsible for a series of murders in the 1970s and 1980s, has been released from prison in Nepal. His associates described him as a con...
Apr 2, 2021 · Deep Background. Hippie Murderer Charles Sobhraj’s Story Is Stranger Than What’s In The Serpent. Richard Warlow on his absorbing Netflix drama, starring Tahar Rahim as a killer whose life was...
Jan 13, 2021 · Who is Charles Sobhraj? A French national who was born Hatchand Bhaonani Gurumukh Charles Sobhraj to an Indian father and Vietnamese mother in what was then known as Saigon (now Ho Chi Minh City), Sobhraj led a life of petty crime as a teenager which escalated to much darker deeds.
Dec 23, 2022 · Charles Sobhraj, the French serial killer known as “the serpent” who targeted western backpackers on the hippie trail in the 1970s, has walked free from a jail in Nepal after he was...
