The co-production project of BBC One and Netflix, ‘The Serpent,’ once again made Charles Sobhraj the talk of the town as everyone seemed to be recalling the horrifying deeds done by the French serial killer, know where is she now
The series which is packed with a total of 8 episodes portrays the story of a convicted French serial killer, robber and fraudster, Sobhraj, who’s of Indian and Vietnamese descent.
Who Is Chantal Compagnon First Wife Of Charles Sobhraj, Her Age, Daughter, Where Is She Now In 2022, Images
In 1970, Sobhraj married Chantal Compagnon, a young Parisian from a devoutly conservative family. He and a pregnant Compagnon travelled to Asia, indulging in petty crime to grease their way; robbing tourists and travelling on the stolen passports.
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Episode 6 of the show showcased us the glimpse of Sobhraj’s background including his first wife, Juliette. After learning about his first wife, many want to know more about her.
So, here’s all the details that you need to know about the first wife of Sobhraj.
Let us remind you, as we all witness at the end of Episode 5 of The Serpent, Charles, who goes by the name Alain Gautier in the show proposed to his accomplice, Monique, whose real name is Marie-Andrée Leclerc.
However, in episode 6 of the drama we learned in a flashback scene of the series that Charles was already married once to a French woman named Juliette.
Though as of now it is not known whether Juliette existed in real life or not, however, it is possible that the role of Juliette is based on his first wife, Chantal Compagnon.
For those who are curious about Charles and Chantal, let us tell you, the pair met in the late 1960s. The Paris-born girl was 24 years old at the time. She comes from a very conservative family. From his marriage with Chantal Desnoyers, Charles has a daughter named Muriel Anouk and a son named Pranck.
After dating briefly, Charles proposed to her, however, on the very same day, he got arrested for attempting to evade police while driving a stolen car. At the time, he was sentenced to 8 months in prison.
During his incarceration, the two stayed together. In 1970, the pair left France for Asia and then began traveling together through Eastern Europe with fake documents before finally arriving in Mumbai, where Chantal gave birth to their daughter, Usha.
As we witnessed in The Serpent, 3 years later, the couple got arrested and sent to prison after robbing the jewelry store at Hotel Ashoka in New Delhi.
Though the serial killer was able to escape the Prison after he faked an illness but later was re-captured by the authorities.
In an earlier conversation with GQ in 2014, Sobhraj revealed that her ex-wife “left her husband and came back to Paris when she heard that I was back.”
He further added that “I was still in love with Chantal, but I was with my Chinese wife who was pregnant, so I told Chantal, ‘I can’t be with you.'”
The serial killer further revealed that he continued to see Chantal until 2011.
Coming back to the question regarding where Charles Sobhraj’s first wife is now, let us tell you, there is very little information available about Sobhraj’s first wife, Chantal Compagnon.
As per a 2015 report by The India Times, Sobhraj was married to his lawyer’s daughter, Nobita Biswas, however, the authorities of Nepal had denied the marriage.
In an earlier interview with Guardian, Biswas revealed that she never believed her husband was a killer.
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