December 30, 1947 - Pierre Bodein
Bodein's case is notable for the sustained institutional failure it represents — a cycling between psychiatric care and incarceration across several decades that did not prevent repeated violent crimes. His record includes multiple murders and violent rapes, with authorities repeatedly misjudging or unable to contain the risk he posed. The nickname attached to him by the French press reflects a public reckoning with how the system handled, and mishandled, his case over time.
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Pierre Fernand Bodein (born December 30, 1947, in Obernai) is a French criminal and spree killer who, since 1969, has alternated stays between psychiatric hospitals and prisons. Nicknamed "Pierrot le fou" meaning "Pierre the madman", his criminal record includes seven convictions, three of which are murders, including violent rapes. He is the 11th child of a family of 16 children, descending from a Yenish community.
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