The French serial killer dubbed ‘The Serpent’, who is linked to the murder of at least 20 backpackers across Asia in the 1970s and 80s, was photographed in London last week, just days before a new documentary about his life and crimes airs on Channel 4 tonight.
Charles Sobhraj, now 79, was released after serving 20 years in prison in Nepal in December 2022 for the murder of two backpackers in Kathmandu.
The criminal, who still denies he took the