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Tonight, Moira Callaghan
tracks him to Paris for the first television interview
with the man known as the Serpent. As Sobhraj served
his jail time in India, authorities began their case
to extradite him to Thailand as soon as his sentence was served. In Thailand,
he would face the death penalty. But only one month before
his release, Sobhraj escaped captivity once more. He was free for 22 days before giving himself up
to the authorities. The Indian courts then sentenced him
to another ten years in a Delhi jail before any extradition
would be granted. By the time of his release,
and just as he had calculated, the statute of limitations
for murder in Thailand had expired and with it
the warrant for his arrest. In February 1997, Charles Sobhraj,
Asia's most notorious killer, was granted a new French passport and returned to live there
as a free man. Mr Sobhraj. Madame. Shall we? Of course
tracks him to Paris for the first television interview
with the man known as the Serpent. As Sobhraj served
his jail time in India, authorities began their case
to extradite him to Thailand as soon as his sentence was served. In Thailand,
he would face the death penalty. But only one month before
his release, Sobhraj escaped captivity once more. He was free for 22 days before giving himself up
to the authorities. The Indian courts then sentenced him
to another ten years in a Delhi jail before any extradition
would be granted. By the time of his release,
and just as he had calculated, the statute of limitations
for murder in Thailand had expired and with it
the warrant for his arrest. In February 1997, Charles Sobhraj,
Asia's most notorious killer, was granted a new French passport and returned to live there
as a free man. Mr Sobhraj. Madame. Shall we? Of course
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Tonight, Moira Callaghan
tracks him to Paris
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for the first television interview
with the man known as the Serpent.
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As Sobhraj served
his jail time in India,
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authorities began their case
to extradite him to Thailand
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as soon as his sentence was served.
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In Thailand,
he would face the death penalty.
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But only one month before
his release,
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Sobhraj escaped captivity once more.
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He was free for 22 days
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before giving himself up
to the authorities.
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The Indian courts then sentenced him
to another ten years in a Delhi jail
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before any extradition
would be granted.
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By the time of his release,
and just as he had calculated,
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the statute of limitations
for murder in Thailand had expired
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and with it
the warrant for his arrest.
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In February 1997,
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Charles Sobhraj,
Asia's most notorious killer,
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was granted a new French passport
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and returned to live there
as a free man.
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Mr Sobhraj. Madame.
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Shall we? Of course.
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Movie Summary
The twisting, real-life story of Charles Sobhraj, a murderer, thief and seductive master of disguise, who was a hidden darkness in the mid-70's on Asia's hippie trail.
