France French serial killer 'Le Grele' identified as retired police officer, Francois Francois Verove, 59 y

[worldwatcher]

Francois Verove, 59, is said to have confessed to a series of murders and rapes in a suicide note before DNA from his body linked him to several crime scenes.

"A serial killer who carried out a spate of murders and rapes in and around Paris in the 1980s and 1990s has been revealed as a retired police officer, according to reports in France.

Francois Verove, 59, is said to have used his police identity card and handcuffs to abduct and restrain his victims."

French serial killer 'Le Grele' identified as retired police officer after 35-year hunt

 

[worldwatcher]

"Found dead on May 5, 1986 in the third basement of her building, Cécile Bloch, 11, is the first victim of the “Hail”. Return on the abominable act which haunted Crim ‘for more than thirty-five years.

He was one of the oldest cold-cases of France. In the evening of Thursday, September 30, 2021, the Paris prosecutor’s office has announced that it has officially found “the Hailed“, a serial killer who committed at least five crimes between 1986 and 1994. ".

FORGOTTEN BUSINESS. The Cécile Bloch affair, the infanticide who launched the murderous madness of "Hail" - Archyworldys

 

[Riddle]

Wow!
Seems like someone was thinking to get away with it!!
Glad he is busted! Good riddance,I say!

-Evidence had pointed to the suspected killer being part of the Gendarmerie – armed military officers responsible for some aspects of law enforcement – in which the 59-year-old served before he became a police officer.

Investigators recently sent letters to 750 gendarmes who were stationed in the Paris region at the time of the murders – including Vérove.

He was summoned to give a DNA sample on September 24 but was reported missing by his wife three days later.-

And of course,just like I thought:
- his suicide note, he blamed his crimes on childhood problems and claimed he lost the urge to kill after meeting his wife and having kids, police sources told another local newspaper, Le Midi.-


French cop confesses to being rapist and serial killer being hunted for 35 years

 

[SolVic]

It’s been announced that he’s a suspect in 28 other cases. I have no idea what those cases are, however. This article is behind a paywall. Sorry. Affaire du «Grêlé» : et si le tueur en série avait fait en réalité 28 victimes ?

 

[Grouse]

He appeared on a TV game show in 2019!

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/french-serial-killer-appeared-tv-174918043.htm

 

[Grouse]

He appeared on a TV game show in 2019!

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/french-serial-killer-appeared-tv-174918043.htm

Seems the link above no longer works, another one here French serial killer appeared on TV quiz show while police hunted him