French serial killer Charles Sobhraj was released from prison in Nepal after serving the majority of his sentence. Sobhraj was incarcerated for killing American and Canadian backers and came to be known as the “Serpent” from a documentary created by the BBC and Netflix, as well as his notoriety as a disguise and escape artist. He was freed after serving more than 75% of his sentence and is said to be in poor health from heart disease.
From Breitbart:
Life sentences in Nepal are 20 years. The order also said he had to leave the country within 15 days. Sobhraj has in the past admitted killing several Western tourists. He is believed to have killed at least 20 people in Afghanistan, India, Thailand, Turkey, Nepal, Iran, and Hong Kong during the 1970s. His 2004 conviction in Nepal was the first time he was found guilty in court. Sobhraj was earlier held for two decades in New Delhi´s maximum-security Tihar prison on suspicion of theft but was deported without charge to France in 1997. He resurfaced in September 2003 in Kathmandu.
