Guy Georges
| Guy Georges | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Guy Rampillon 15 October 1962 Vitry-le-François, France |
| Other names | The Beast of the Bastille |
| Criminal penalty | Life imprisonment |
| Killings | |
| Victims | 7 |
Span of killings | 24 January 1991–16 November 1997 |
| Country | France |
Date apprehended | 26 March 1998 |
Guy Georges (born Guy Rampillon, 15 October 1962) is a French serial killer, dubbed "The Beast of the Bastille", who was convicted of murdering seven women between 1991 and 1997.
Biography
Born Guy Rampillon to a French mother and a Black American father (George Cartwright, a soldier ) who abandoned him as a small child.[1]
From 1991 to 1997, Guy Georges assaulted, tortured, raped and killed seven women in the neighbourhood of the famed Revolutionary-era Parisian prison, the Bastille.[2]
Georges was arrested on 26 March 1998 and admitted his guilt to police. Described by psychiatrists as a "narcissistic psychopath",[3] he was sentenced in April 2001 to life imprisonment, without the possibility of parole for 22 years.[4][5][6]
Victims
Murders
- 24 January 1991– Pascale Escarfail, 19 (raped and murdered)
- 7 January 1994 – Catherine Rocher, 27 (raped and murdered)
- 8 November 1994 – Elsa Benady, 22 (raped and murdered)
- 9 December 1994 – Agnes Nijkamp, (Dutch), 32(raped and murdered)
- 8 July 1995 – Hélène Frinking, 27 (raped and murdered)
- 23 September 1997 – Magalie Sirotti, 19 (raped and murdered)
- 16 November 1997 – Estelle Magd, 25 (raped and murdered)
Other crimes
- 1976 – Roselyne (adoptive sister), attempted strangulation
- 1978 – Christiane (adoptive sister), attempted strangulation
- February 1979 – Pascale C., attempted strangulation
- May 1980 – Jocelyne S., attacked
- May 1980 – Roselyne C., attacked, stabbed in face
- 16 November 1981 – Nathalie C., 18, raped, stabbed and left for dead
- 7 June 1982 - Violette K., raped, stabbed and strangled but escaped
- February 1984 – Pascale N., 21, raped, stabbed but escaped
- 22 April 1992 – Éléonore D., assaulted
- 13 January 1994 – Annie L., attacked
- June 1995 – Élisabeth O., assaulted
- 25 August 1995 - Mélanie B., assaulted
- October 1997 - Valérie L., assaulted
In media
- Beast of the Bastille (Guy Georges). Format: DVD-R. Number of Discs: 1. Run Time: 50 Minutes. ISBN 1-4229-1594-8
- The Beast of the Bastille: Guy Georges, Crime & Investigation Network, 44 Minutes, Size: 318 MB, Certificate: 12 / 7pm
- L'Affaire SK1, 2014 French film
References
- ↑ Crime File - Famous criminal - Beast of Bastille : Guy Georges, Crime & Investigation Network
- ↑ Police frustrated in 'Beast of Bastille' inquiry, BBC News, February 19, 1998
- ↑ 'Beast of Bastille' admits to killings, The Daily Telegraph, March 28, 2001
- ↑ Man on trial for Paris serial killings, BBC News, March 19, 2001
- ↑ Paris serial killer finally admits guilt, BBC News, March 27, 2001
- ↑ Life sentence for Paris serial killer, BBC News, April 5, 2001
External links
- The Beast of Bastille
- (French) Guy Georges (biography)
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