June 20, 1968 - Patrice Alègre
His crimes spanned nearly a decade before his 2002 conviction, and the investigation that followed opened questions that extended well beyond the killings themselves. Allegations made after his capture — that he had operated within a sex trafficking network connected to prominent figures in Toulouse — drew sustained attention from French media and investigators, though the claims remained deeply contested. The broader affair illustrated how a criminal case can metastasize into a political and institutional scandal, regardless of what is ultimately proven.
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Patrice Alègre (born 20 June 1968) is a French serial killer and serial rapist. In 2002, he was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murders of five and the rape of six women that took place between 1989 and 1997.
In the aftermath of Alègre's capture, the police reopened several unsolved murder cases with possible links to him. During the ensuing investigation, Alègre, and several members of the red light community, claimed to have been part of a sex trafficking ring involving prominent members of society. The incident has been referred to in the French media as the Alègre case (French: L'affaire Alègre).
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