Marie-Andrée Leclerc
Canadian serial killer (1945–1984)
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Key Takeaways
- Marie-Andrée Leclerc (born October 26, 1945 – April 20, 1984) was a Canadian serial killer.
- Biography Marie-Andrée Leclerc was born on October 26, 1945, in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Quebec, Canada.
- In spring 1975, Leclerc went on a tourist trip to India with her ex-fiancé.
- Sobhraj acted as her guide throughout the country, and before the trip ended, he made her promise to return to Asia to see him again.
- He is even believed to have bought her a plane ticket.
Marie-Andrée Leclerc (born October 26, 1945 – April 20, 1984) was a Canadian serial killer. An accomplice to Charles Sobhraj, she preyed on Western tourists travelling on the hippie trail of South Asia during the 1970s.
Biography
Marie-Andrée Leclerc was born on October 26, 1945, in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Quebec, Canada. After studying in Quebec, she became a medical secretary at a clinic in Lévis.
In spring 1975, Leclerc went on a tourist trip to India with her ex-fiancé. While in Srinagar, she met Charles Sobhraj and fell in love with him. Sobhraj acted as her guide throughout the country, and before the trip ended, he made her promise to return to Asia to see him again. After returning to Lévis, Leclerc received love letters from Sobhraj urging her to join him in Bangkok, his new home. He is even believed to have bought her a plane ticket.
In July 1975, Leclerc departed for Thailand.
Murders
Sobhraj and Leclerc made a living by carrying out scams; a typical scam was to help their targets out of difficult situations. In one instance, they helped two former French policemen, Yannick and Jacques, recover missing passports that Sobhraj himself had actually stolen. In another scheme, they provided shelter to a Frenchman, Dominique Renelleau, who appeared to be suffering from dysentery; in reality, he had been poisoned by the couple. The couple was later joined by a young Indian man, Ajay Chowdhury, a fellow criminal who became Sobhraj's second-in-command with Leclerc.
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