List of French serial killers

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A serial killer is typically a person who murders three or more people, with the murders taking place over more than a month and including a significant period of time between them. [1] [2] The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) defines serial killing as "a series of two or more murders, committed as separate events, usually, but not always, by one offender acting alone". [2] [3]

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Identified serial killers

NameYears activeProven victimsPossible victimsStatusNotesRef
Aiutino, Vincenzo 1991–199233Sentenced to life imprisonmentKnown as "The Man with the Fifty Affairs"; Swiss who raped and strangled three women between 1991 and 1992 in Meurthe-et-Moselle [4]
Alègre, Patrice 1989–199755+Sentenced to life imprisonmentRaped and strangled women in Toulouse and Paris; his case caused accusations of a police cover-up [5]
Madame de Brinvilliers 1666–167033Executed 1676Aristocrat who poisoned her father and two brothers [6] [7]
Avinain, Jean-Charles-Alphonse 186722Executed 1867Known as "The Terror of Gonesse"; butcher who killed two people in robberies [8]
Barbeault, Marcel 1969–197688Sentenced to life imprisonmentKnown as "The Shadow Killer"; killed his victims during the nighttime or early mornings [9]
Chambet, Ludivine 2012–2013101025 years imprisonmentKnown as "The Poisoner of Chambéry"; nurse's aide who poisoned elderly people using antidepressants [10]
Chanal, Pierre 1980–1988817Committed suicide awaiting trialSoldier suspected of raping and murdering young men in Marne [11]
Cottrez, Dominique 1989–2006889 years imprisonmentMurdered her newborn infants in her home in Villers-au-Tertre [12]
Dankerque, Casimir 193544Executed 1936Known as "The Monster of Artois"; murdered elderly people during robberies in Pommier and Achicourt [13]
Dumollard, Martin 1855–186133Executed 1862Known as "The Maid Killer"; with the help of his wife Marie-Anne Martinet, attacked and robbed maids in Lyon and Ain, killing three of them [14]
El Borgi, Thierry 198944Sentenced to life imprisonmentTogether with partner Philippe Siauve and two other accomplices, murdered three women and an officer between May and July 1989 [15]
Fourniret, Michel 1987–2003812+Died in prisonKnown as "The Ogre of the Ardennes"; with his help of his wife Monique Olivier, kidnapped, raped and murdered predominantly young girls across France and Belgium [16]
Frantz, Véronique 1852–185433Executed 1854Poisoned her employer's mother-in-law and wife to become his mistress; later poisoned him after she learned he planned to remarry [17]
Garnier, Gilles 1572–157344Executed 1573Known as "The Hermit of St. Bonnot"; reclusive hermit who confessed to murdering and cannibalizing young children
Georges, Guy 1991–199777Sentenced to life imprisonmentKnown as "The Beast of Bastille"; raped and murdered women in the Bastille neighbourhood of Paris [18]
Haddouche, Jacquy 1992–200233Died in prisonCareer criminal who murdered women across the country [19]
Heaulme, Francis 1984–199299+Sentenced to life imprisonmentKnown as "The Criminal Backpacker"; murdered a wide variety of victims across the country, some with a yet-unidentified accomplice
Jégado, Hélène 1833–1851336Executed 1852Domestic servant who poisoned various people with arsenic
Keller, Yvan 1989–20062340–150Committed suicide awaiting trialKnown as "The Pillow Killer"; smothered and then robbed elderly women across France, Germany and Switzerland [20]
Lacenaire, Pierre François 1834–183522Executed 1836Poet and army defector who murdered two men with his accomplices [21]
Laget, Pierre 1922–192913Committed suicide in prisonDentist who poisoned his second wife; suspected in the murders of his first wife and aunt [22]
Lagrée, Pierre 1915–191646Executed 1916Soldier who killed people during robberies; confessed to two more while residing in New York, United States [23]
Landru, Henri Désiré 1915–19191111+Executed 1922Known as "The Bluebeard of Gambais"; killed mistresses and lovers during the war period; inspired the character of Monsieur Verdoux played by Charlie Chaplin [24]
Lastennet, Claude 1993–199455Sentenced to life imprisonmentStrangled elderly women [25]
Lefèvre, David 1999–201133Sentenced to life imprisonmentKnown as "The Swamp Killer"; killed two acquaintances for trivial disputes and dumped their bodies in swamps, having previously served time for killing a homeless man [26]
Lesage, Celine 2000–20076615 years imprisonmentSuffocated and strangled her newborn infants in Valognes [27]
Louis, Émile 1975–198077Died in prisonPrime suspect in the murders of handicapped women in Yonne [28]
Malèvre, Christine 1997–1998303010 years imprisonmentKilled terminally-ill patients in Mantes-la-Jolie [29]
Millet, Albert 1954–200733Committed suicide to avoid apprehensionKilled two girlfriends and one of his lover's friends in Hyères [30]
Monvoisin, Catherine 17th-century10002500+Executed 1680Head of a Paris fortune teller network who sold poisons, contributing to thousands of deaths [31]
Negroiu, Rodica 1982–200423Released 2017Known as "The Poisoner of Maxèville"; Romanian who poisoned two husbands in Nancy, and allegedly her first husband in her home country [32]
Palmier, Yoni 2011–201244Sentenced to life imprisonmentPerpetrator of the Essonne serial murders [33]
Paulin, Thierry 1984–19871821Died in prisonKnown as "The Beast of Montmarte"; gay man who sexually assaulted and murdered old women in Paris [34]
Peiry, Michel 1981–1987511Sentenced to life imprisonmentKnown as "The Sadist of Romont"; Swiss national who sexually abused and murdered hitchhikers across several European countries and the USA [35]
Pel, Albert 1872–188414Died in prisonKnown as "The Watchmaker of Montreuil"; watchmaker who poisoned his parents and lovers [36]
Pesquet, Bernard 1941–197677+Died in prisonKnown as "The Landru of Val-d'Oise"; killed his best friend in 1941, released from prison and murdered at least six others [37]
Petiot, Marcel 1926–19442763+Executed 1946Doctor who murdered would-be refugees fleeing from the Nazis [38]
Philip, Baptistine 1871–187833Died in prisonFatally poisoned her employer, husband, and uncle-in-law for monetary gain [39]
Poirson, Louis 1995–200044Sentenced to life imprisonmentKnown as "Rambo"; Malagasy-born stonemason who kidnapped and raped women, killing four of them [40]
Prévost, Victor 1877–187924Executed 1880Known as "The Butcher of La Chapelle"; former peacekeeper who murdered an acquaintance and his mistress; suspect in two disappearances [41]
de Rais, Gilles 15th-century400400+Executed 1440Compatriot of Joan of Arc and satanist who confessed to murdering scores of children [42]
Riaud, Joseph 1860–187513Executed 1876Beat his third wife to death in 1876, and suspected in the deaths of his previous two spouses [43]
Recco, Tommy 1960–1980710Sentenced to life imprisonmentOne of the oldest living French prisoners [44]
Rezala, Sid Ahmed 199933+Committed suicide in custodyKnown as "The Killer of the Trains"; Algerian-born rapist who murdered at least three women near train tracks [45]
Richetto, Luigi 1893–189944Died in prisonItalian concierge who robbed and murdered three women and one man in Lyon, dismembering their bodies afterwards [46]
Robini, André 1955–195633UnknownKnown as "The Old Lady Killer"; assaulted and robbed numerous elderly women in Paris and Versailles, killing three of them [47]
Roy, Rémy 1990–199133Sentenced to life imprisonmentKnown as "The Minitel Killer"; murdered three gay men after staged sadomasochistic acts [48]
Salameh, Patrick 200844Sentenced to life imprisonmentKnown as "The Marseille Ripper"; kidnapped, raped and murdered three prostitutes and a student in Marseille [49]
Sasia, Giuseppe 193445+Executed 1936Known as "The Shepherds' Killer"; Italian criminal who killed and then robbed shepherds in Draguignan; suspected of an earlier murder in 1930 [50]
Scieri, Antoinette 1924–19261212Died in prisonItalian-born nurse who poisoned elderly patients with herbicide pyralion [51]
Sedrati, Nadir 199935Sentenced to life imprisonmentKnown as "The Cutter of the Canal"; murdered and dismembered three people, disposing of the remains into the Marne-Rhine Canal; suspect in two other disappearances [52]
Siauve, Philippe 198944Sentenced to life imprisonmentTogether with partner Thierry El Borgi and two other accomplices, murdered three women and one man between May and July 1989 [53]
Stranieri, Alfredo 1997–199944Sentenced to life imprisonmentKnown as "The Classified Ad Killer"; Italian-born con man who committed two double murders in order to obtain property or used cars [54]
Succo, Roberto 1981–198877Committed suicide in prisonMurdered his parents in native Mestre, Italy, before fleeing to France and killing five more people [55]
Tissier, Patrick 1971–199333Sentenced to life imprisonmentRapist who murdered two girls and a woman; his case and that of Christian Van Geloven influenced a judicial reform in France concerning infanticides and child killings [56]
Tomasini, François 1907–191333Executed 1914Shot two men in Volpajola, shortly after his release from prison for a previous murder [57]
Vacher, Joseph 1894–18971127+Executed 1898Known as "The French Ripper"; drifter who raped, murdered, dismembered and disemboweled his victims across southeastern regions of the country [58]
Vérove, François 1986–199444Committed suicide before any apprehensionNicknamed "Le Grêlé" ("the pockmarked man"), Verove, a former police officer was blamed for four murders and a series of rapes since 1986. His confession was found on his suicide note alongside his body after he committed suicide in 2021. The crimes include the 1986 murder of an 11-year-old child, Cécile Bloch, in Paris. [59] [60]
Waxin, Denis 1985–199233Sentenced to life imprisonmentPedophile who raped and murdered children in Lille [61]
Weber, Jeanne 1905–19081010+Committed suicide in prisonInsane woman who strangled children, including her own [62]
Weidmann, Eugen 193766Executed 1939German who murdered and robbed people around Paris, including American dancer Jean de Koven; last public execution in the country [63]
Zanchi, Honoré 1992–200944Sentenced to life imprisonment; commuted to 30 yearsBiker who killed assailants of his friends in order to "avenge" them [64]

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