Free Republic

Not only do they share the same first name but now, Charles Sobhraj aka the Serpent, serving a life term in a Kathmandu prison for the murder of an American backpacker, and Carlos the Jackal, the most dreaded terrorist in the 70s who masterminded the killing of Israeli athletes during the Munich Olympics of 1972, will now be sharing the same lawyer as well. Since Sobhraj’s arrest in 2003 he has been serving out a 20-year jail term in the city. After a long delay, his appeal will be finally decided in the Patan appellate court on March 10. Last...

A self-confessed murderer known as The Serpent, who for decades evaded charges of drugging, robbing and murdering more than a dozen tourists in Europe and Asia, has been arrested in Nepal.Charles Sobhraj - who earned his nickname for his talent at disguise and escape - is suspected of killing at least 20 people in India, Thailand, Afghanistan, Turkey, Nepal, Iran and Hong Kong between 1972 and 1982.Already the subject of three books, he has signed a £10 million movie and book deal with French actor-producer Yves Renier.Sobhraj, 59, was picked up by police at a casino in Kathmandu earlier. He...