François Vérove was a 59 year old former police officer from Le Grau-du-Roi, France. In a suicide note, Vérove identified himself as the serial killer Le Grêlé.
François Vérove Serial Killer Le Grêlé Allegations
Vérove Committed Suicide, Identified As Le Grêlé. “A note found alongside the 59-year-old’s body identified him as the killer nicknamed Le Grêlé, meaning the pockmarked man, according to French media reports. Verove’s DNA has been matched to evidence found at several crime scenes, prosecutors said.” [Al Jazeera]
Vérove DNA Connected To Le Grêlé. “A former French police officer is suspected of having been a notorious serial killer and rapist, after authorities confirmed Thursday night that his DNA matched samples found at several crime scenes linked to the same killer.” [Washington Post]
Investigators Were Questioning Police Before Suicide. “In recent months, an investigating magistrate had begun questioning around 750 gendarmes who had been deployed in the Paris region at the time. One of them was Verove, a 59-year-old man living in the south of France, who was sent a summons on September 24 but then was reported missing by his wife three days later.” [France 24]
Le Grêlé Murders Happened In 1980s and 1990s. “He was wanted for a list of crimes committed in the 1980s and 90s, including rape of minors, murder, attempted murder, armed robbery and kidnapping of minors, Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau said in a statement late Thursday.” [Yahoo]
Le Grêlé AKA “The Pockmarked Man” Blamed For Murders And Rapes. “The Pockmarked Man” is believed to be behind the 1986 rape and murder of 11-year-old Cécile Bloch in Fountainebleau, according to the BBC. The girl’s body was found stabbed to death in the basement of the apartment building where her family lived, the report said.” [NY Post]
Le Grêlé Identified Himself As Police During Crimes. “In rapes committed against a 26-year-old German woman and two girls, aged 14 and 11, the suspect is reported to have identified himself as a policeman. “We had this conviction that he was either an officer or a gendarme, both from the violence he used against his victims and the tactics he adopted,” the lawyer representing the victims told France Info TV. Sometimes he would even present his card with the French tricolor on it.” [BBC]
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