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The Serpent Is Netflix s New Visually Arresting Murder Mystery
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The Serpent Is Netflix s New Visually Arresting Murder Mystery
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Who exactly was Charles Sobhraj the ultimate ladies’ man, the conniving conman or the vilest serial murderer? If the question continues to intrigue you, there is no reason why the BBC/Netflix series, The Serpent, won’t. However, the series does not gloss over the crimes of this hardened criminal. Sure, the actor Tahar Rahim playing half-Indian, half-Vietnamese, Charles Sobhraj is a handsome man and looks every bit enigmatic too. His sweetheart Marie-Andrée Leclerc aka Monique (Jenna Coleman) matches his glamour all the way. Beneath their charm offensive lie sinister designs.
The series does not let his obvious (and venomous) charm take away from his pitiless acts. The fact that in his heyday he was a smart cookie who hoodwinked not just his victims, but also the police is factored in. But above all he was a killer who had no compunction in robbing/murdering gullible men and women, mostly hippies.
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Billy Howle as Herman Knippenberg in The Serpent. Image: Netflix.
Sobhraj was unlike many other infamous violent offenders. Described as handsome, charming and utterly without scruple , Sobhraj would lure young backpackers to their deaths by befriending them on the Hippie Trail – a popular journey for young tourists that began in Western Europe and travelled through the Middle East and Southeast Asia. (The serial killer reportedly had a strong hatred of hippie culture.)
Aided by his accomplices, girlfriend Maree-Andrée Leclerc and henchman Ajay Chowdhury, Sobhraj posed as a gem dealer named Alain Gautier to befriend tourists on the Hippie Trail , before stealing their belongings and even their identities.
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