Pierre Chanal

Male, Deceased Person

1946 – 2003

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Who was Pierre Chanal?

Pierre Chanal was a French soldier and suspected serial killer. He was convicted of the rape and kidnapping of a young Hungarian man whom he picked up hitch-hiking in 1988. He received a 10-year sentence for the attack, and was released in 1995 on probation. He was accused of murdering three of eight young men who disappeared in northeastern France between 1980 and 1987. One of his alleged victims was Irishman Trevor O'Keeffe. Chanal committed suicide in prison in 2003 while on trial.

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Born
Nov 18, 1946
Saint-Étienne
Nationality
  • France
Died
Oct 15, 2003

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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