THE widow of a French serial killer dubbed ‘The Ogre of the Ardennes’ today went on trial accused of helping him to abduct female victims, including a British woman.
Monique Olivier, 75, appeared in court in the Paris suburb of Nanterre on Tuesday charged with aiding and abetting the gruesome attacks by the late Michel Fourniret.
Walking into court dressed in a grey sweatshirt, Olivier said “yes” as she confirmed her name, date of birth, and previous convictions.
Before his death in 2021, her husband was accused of murdering eight girls and young women between 1987 and 2001.
Olivier is already serving a life sentence for complicity in four of the killings and a gang rape committed by Fourniret.
She is now on trial for being an accomplice in three further murders, including that of British student Joanna Parrish.
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