Michel Fourniret. The Ogre of the Ardennes #HistoryTime #SerialKiller #DarkHistory #FrenchHistory

Michelle F known as the ogre of the ardens was one of France's most notorious serial killers born in 1942 in sedan Northeastern France for's criminal career spanned decades he was convicted of murdering at least eight young women and girls between 1987 and 2001 though he confessed to 11 killings his victims were primarily young females ranging from 12 to 30 years old whom he abducted ra and murdered for's wife Monique Olivier was complicit in his crimes often helping to lure victims the couple's reign of terror extended across France and into Belgium F was finally arrested in 2003 after a failed kidnapping attempt in 2008 he was found guilty and sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole he died in 2021 while still incarcerated leaving behind find a legacy of horror and numerous unanswered questions about additional potential victims