Chantal Desnoyers was a French woman and one of the earliest girlfriends of French serial killer and con man Charles Sobhraj.
Wiki/Biography
Chantal Desnoyers was born in Paris, France. Since 1995 she lives in Limoges, France.
Relationship with Charles
Chantal Desnoyers met Charles as a teenager and they soon began dating.
Charles Sobhraj
In 1964, the couple welcomed their first child, a boy named Pranck (57 years old in 2021). In 1969, he met Chantal Compagnon, and Charles left Desnoyers to be with Compagnon. Speaking about his relationship with Compagnon and their breakup, she said,
We knew each other when we were very young, and then he met another woman, also named Chantal. We met again, but we decided not to live together because, although we understood each other, I was very independent. ”
On the day of her marriage to Compagnon, Desnoyers welcomed their second child, a girl named Muriel Anouk.
Charles Sobhraj and his daughter Muriel Anouk
In an interview, Chantal revealed that Charles kept in touch with his children, writing to them regularly and sending them tapes of him talking to them.
They know his past, but they don’t judge. They love him. You know, it’s beyond judgment. Human nature is too complicated.”
Facts/Trivia
- In a 1995 interview, Charles’s lawyer revealed that Desnoyers had abdominal cancer. Speaking about the incident in a telephone interview, she said:
I told him not to tell anyone. Charles shouldn’t talk about it.”
- In an interview, she spoke about her relationship with Charles and said:
Charles is a very dear friend of mine. We are very close. I write to him twice a week. I am very gentle with him. We understand each other. I don’t think he loves me. He needs me, that’s all.”
- In defending Charles and his crimes, she said,
Well, I don’t want to say. It’s a personal thing. He’s irresponsible and you can’t judge him like you would any other normal person. I don’t think he realizes what he’s done.”
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