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Charles Sobhraj, convicted murderer, has a new story to tell

After 19 years inside a Nepali jail, ‘the Serpent’ says he plans to sue for his imprisonment and chase series deals.

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Total Film

'Serpent' serial killer insists 'I didn’t murder anyone' after prison release

Charles Sobhraj, dubbed ‘The Serpent’ in the hit BBC TV drama of the same name, speaks out weeks after he was released from jail in Nepal because of his age and declining health

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Serial killers who went free from The Serpent to Panama Strangler and Monster of Andes

The Serpent was freed last week after a court ruled in favour due to his age and good behaviour despite murdering at around 24 tourists - but he isn't the only one to taste freedom

Daily Mirror

'The Serpent' serial killer Charles Sobhraj returns to France

Charles Sobhraj, a convicted killer who police believe killed more than 20 western backpackers on the "hippie trail" through Asia in the 1970s and 1980s, returned to France on Saturday after nearly two decades behind bars in Nepal.

Reuters

The Serpent's sick crimes that shocked the world - and where key people are now

Evil killer Charles Sobhraj and his accomplice Marie-Andree Leclerc were finally caught and their exploits became the subject of a hit TV show, but there were more twists not shown on The Serpent

Daily Mirror

'The Serpent' serial killer Charles Sobhraj freed from prison after murdering up to 24

Charles Sobhraj, otherwise known as The Serpent, was driven out of Central Jail in Kathmandu, Nepal, in a heavily guarded police convoy after spending two decades in jail for the murders of American and Canadian backpackers

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'Serpent' Sobhraj headed back to France

KATHMANDU: French serial killer Charles Sobhraj, responsible for multiple murders in the 1970s in Thailand and across Asia, was heading to France on Friday after being freed following almost 20 years in a Nepali prison.

Bangkok Post

Charles 'The Serpent' Sobhraj freed from Nepal prison, heads to France

Charles Sobhraj, a convicted killer who police say is responsible for a string of murders in the 1970s and 1980s, was released from a Nepal prison on Friday after nearly two decades behind bars.

Reuters

'Serpent' Sobhraj to be freed on Friday

KATHMANDU: French serial killer Charles Sobhraj, whose string of murders across Asia in the 1970s was portrayed in the Netflix series “The Serpent”, was still awaiting his release from prison Thursday after a Nepali court ordered him freed on health grounds.

Bangkok Post

Court orders release of serial killer Charles 'The Serpent' Sobhraj

Nepal's top court ordered on Wednesday the release of Charles Sobhraj, the French serial killer portrayed in the Netflix series "The Serpent" who was responsible for a string of murders across Asia in the 1970s.

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