Michel Fourniret (born 4 April 1942) is a French serial killer who confessed, in June and July 2004, to kidnapping, raping and murdering 9 girls in the span of 14 years during the 1980s and the 1990s. He is also suspected of 10 additional murders, 9 in France and 1 in Belgium. April 4 is the 94th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (95th in leap years). ... This article is about the year. ... Serial killers are individuals who have a history of multiple slayings of victims who were usually unknown to them beforehand. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The 1980s decade refers to the years from 1980 to 1989, inclusive. ... The 1990s decade refers to the years from 1990 to 1999, inclusive, the last decade of the 20th Century. ...

His wife, Monique Olivier, denounced him just after Marc Dutroux's ex-wife Michelle Martin was sentenced to 30 years in prison during Dutroux's trial. Fourniret has been charged with the abduction of minors and sexual misconduct, and has been in detention since June 2003 for the attempted kidnapping of a 14-year-old girl in 2000. Dutroux mugshot Marc Dutroux (born 6 November 1956 in Brussels) is one of the most notorious criminals in Belgian history. ... The abduction or kidnapping of a young child (or baby) by an adult has been called child stealing. ... Sex, in the scope of this article and category, refers to the male and female duality of biology and reproduction. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year 2000. ...

Fourniret buried at least two of his victims at his Sautou chateau in the late 1980s. On 3 July 2004, a team of French and Belgian police recovered the bodies of two of Fourniret's victims near the castle. The 1980s decade refers to the years from 1980 to 1989, inclusive. ... July 3 is the 184th day of the year (185th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 181 days remaining. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

He might have had some links with the once famous French Action Directe gang. Action Directe was a French left-wing urban guerrilla or terror group which committed a series of assassinations and violent attacks in France in the 1980s. ... A gang is a group of individuals who share a common identity and, in current usage, engage in illegal activities. ...

Confessed murders

• Isabelle Laville, a 17-year old French girl. She disappeared in Auxerre, France, on her way from school to home.
• Fabienne Leroy, a 20-year old girl. She disappeared in 1988 in Mourmelon, and her body was later found in the nearby woods.
• Jeanne-Marie Desramault, a 22-year old French student. She disappeared in 1989 from the railway station of Charleville-Méziere, and her body was recovered from the estate of Fourniret with his assistance.
• Elisabeth Brichet, a 12-year-old Belgian girl. She disappeared from Namur in 1989 after playing with a friend. This case has been long thought to be linked to the Dutroux case. Fourniret led police to her burial site on his estate in France.
• Natacha Danais, a 13-year old French girl, disappeared in 1990.
• Farida Hellegouarch. The girlfriend of one of the leaders of Action Directe, a former cellmate of Fourniret's. Fourniret killed her in 1990 to access the group's funds. He bought his castle in France with the money.
• Céline Saison (18-year old). She disappeared in 2000 in Sedan, and her body was found in Belgium.
• Manyana Thumpong (18-year old). She disappeared in 2001 from Charleville-Méziere. Her body was also later found in Belgium.
• An unidentified man. Fourniret killed this man in a robbery for some quick cash.

Fourniret's wife has also said that Fourniret killed a 16-year old girl who had worked as a au pair at their house. Fourniret allegedly killed her in 1993, but has not confessed. Her identity has not discovered. Auxerre is a commune in the Bourgogne région of France, between Paris and Dijon. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII in Roman) was a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX in Roman) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Location within France Charleville-Mézières is a town and commune in northeastern France, préfecture (capital) of the Ardennes département which is itself part of the Champagne-Ardenne région. ... Namur, the Meuse, the Walloon parliament and the citadel. ... This article is about the year. ... This article is about the year. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... For other uses of Sedan, see Sedan (disambiguation). ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... Location within France Charleville-Mézières is a town and commune in northeastern France, préfecture (capital) of the Ardennes département which is itself part of the Champagne-Ardenne région. ... An au pair is a single girl (or, rarely, a boy) who helps a host family with childcare and/or other housework while staying as a guest with a host family and generally receiving a small allowance (or pocket money). ... 1993 (MCMXCIII in Roman) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ...

Other crimes?

Fourniret himself says he did not commit any crimes between 1990 and 2000. Police in at least five countries (France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany and Denmark) have taken a fresh look at old rapes, disappearances and murders, however. In Denmark, police noticed that a police sketch of a rape suspect looked a lot like Fourniret. In the Netherlands, investigators in the disappearances of Tanja Groen and Nicky Verstappen have investigated Fourniret.

See also

• Child Focus

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External links

• Reuters' report