Sobhraj Convicted
A court in Nepal has found Charles Sobhraj guilty of murdering an American tourist in 1975, and has sentenced him to 20 years in prison. The BBC has a profile of him. There is a much more colorful account of Sobhraj on Court TV’s website. When I did a search for who else had carried this story, I got hits from the tiniest newspapers all across the country, which I didn’t get when I did a search for “Darfur.” I suppose I am not the only person intrigued by this dangerous individual, having devoted two films (Eunuch Alley and Snake-Byte) to him as a character.
August 13th, 2004 at 3:10 am
Sobhraj convicted again
After serving out a 20-year term in India, Indian-Vietnamese serial killer Charles Sobhraj has been convicted again in Thailand (via Shashwati Talukdar). Sobhraj is an odd and unusual fellow as far as homocidal sociopaths go, befriending hippies on the…
June 19th, 2005 at 7:50 pm
I just finished the book, Serpentine, although I’ve had it in my posession since Thomas Thompson wrote it in 1979. One of those books you hold onto for years cause you know it’s going to be good. Sobhraj is unbelievable, the most interesting serial killer. I’m assumming he is now in prison in Nepal and will remain there until he dies, unless of course, he escapes. Possible?