He told GQ, he and Chantal continued to see each other until 2011. The new Netflix series, The Serpent tells the story of Charles Sobhraj, sometimes 'Alain Gautier,' who murdered tourists in Asia in the 1970s. I asked her why she came back to him, and she said 'I love him.'"
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He took it, got into the car, drove to Holland and gambled it all away. The series tells the story of Sobhraj and Dutch diplomat Herman Knippenberg who in 1976, at the age of 31, received a letter from the relative of two missing backpackers at his country’s embassy in Bangkok. Sobhraj took her to the border of France and Switzerland when she came back for him and forced her to sell some land she had inherited. The Bikini Murders author Farrukh Dhondy told GQ, Chantal had explained she decided to go back to because she loved him, despite him apparently admitting the murders to him. Hatchand Bhaonani Gurumukh Charles Sobhraj was born in 1940 in Saigon, but when his parents divorced, he moved to France with his mother and her new partner. "I was still in love with Chantal, but I was with my Chinese wife who was pregnant, so I told Chantal, 'I can't be with you.'" Speaking to GQ in 2014, Sobhraj said: "She left her husband and came back to Paris when she heard that I was back. The real Charles did return to France in 1997 and did promote his infamy to press in Paris and is believed to have reunited with his first wife. The real Charles did return to France in 1997 and did promote his infamy to press in Paris and is believed to have reunited with his first wife Chantal. In a twist in events, in 1997 Charles returned to France for a second time, Juilette is seen congratulating him for his media interviews and kissing him on the cheek, suggesting they got back together. In a twist in events, in 1997 Charles returned to France for a second time, Juilette is seen congratulating him for his media interviews and kissing him on the cheek, suggesting they got back together. However, when Charles demanded she tell him that she no longer loved him, Juilette is not seen giving an answer. When he and Monique arrive in France, Charles tracks down his ex-wife and his daughter and the pair have a tense conversation.Ĭharles insisted he could give Juilette and the daughter the life he had always promised him, but unfortunately, the conversation ended with Juilette begging Charles to leave her apartment.
The separation is portrayed as having a lasting, damaging impact on Charles and throughout the series, he is seen planning his return to Paris. Juliette was released from custody instantly and divorced her husband and he stood handcuffed behind bars. In The Serpent, Juilette and Charles moved to India with their young daughter Madhu but unfortunately, their relationship fell apart after Charles disappeared for weeks and was arrested for robbing jewels from a luxury Indian hotel.Īfter faking appendicitis and escaping from prison, he convinced Juilette to go on the run with them but they were quickly caught by the police who were giving chase. In the Serpent, the relationship with Charles and his first wife Juliette plays out a little differently, but there are also stark similarities between the two stories. She filed a case before the European Court of Human Rights against the French government for refusing to provide him with any assistance in his first trial.Ĭharles conviction was upheld by the Patan Court of Appeals in 2005.
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