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  Channels Charles Sobhraj sentenced to life By: Agencies August 13, 2004 Kathmandu: Alleged serial killer, Charles Sobhraj, has been found guilty of murdering a female US tourist by a court in Nepal.

The case related to the deaths of two backpackers in 1975. Sobhraj, a French national, was sentenced to life in prison. He says he will appeal. Sobhraj has been linked to up to 20 murders in a number of countries across Asia in the 1970s.

This is the first time he has been convicted of murder. He spent 20 years in jail in India for drugging and robbing tourists. Email this article Print this article Post / View comments







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