Backpacking tourists preyed on in South Asia - The Serpent: Conversations With A Killer

Charles Sobhraj

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Charles 'The Serpent' Sobhraj spent the 70s preying on tourists on the Hippie Trail. This series delivers an unprecedented portrait of one of Asia’s most notorious criminals through a series of unpublished conversations discreetly recorded from the culprit’s jail cell, testimonies of those who know him best – including ex-girlfriends - along with archives and manuscripts written by Charles Sobhraj himself.

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