While they were probably not surprised to have found the pistol, they were almost certainly not prepared for the grisly scene that welcomed them. 22-caliber handgun under my bed, which they immediately sent off for ballistics tests. Unbeknownst to me, crime scene investigators were already in the process of exercising a search warrant on my apartment at 9 Rue Coustou. Some of Claux's commentaries, delivered in writing, have been edited, polished, and arranged for a more narrative flow.Ĭlaux: "Following my arrest I was taken back to the Parisian Crime Department for questioning. Claux to provide a better window on a killer's life and crimes. The following account includes several narrations by Mr. Claux says that Thiel, veteran of several high-profile cases, was not prepared for the web of murder, cannibalism, and sadistic acts that he had woven in his short lifetime. The murder squad's preliminary investigator, Gilbert Thiel, believed that a single killer was responsible and was eager to get Claux back to headquarters for questioning. 15, 1994, officers of the Parisian "Brigade Criminelle" arrested 22-year-old Nicolas Claux outside the world famous cabaret Moulin Rouge on suspicion of the murder of Thierry Bissonnier, 34.īissonnier's October 4 killing was one of a string of homosexual murders, seven of which occurred in October alone. Vampire of Paris: The story of Nico Claux He will be eligible for parole in late 2000. In may 1997, he unrepentant necrophilic cannibal was found guilty of murder and sentenced to 12 years of prison. During his trial, psychatrists confirmed that he couldn't be held entirely responsible for his crimes.
He also described how he enjoyed prowling Parisian cemetaries, digging up fresh graves, and drinking human blood mixed with human ashes and powder protein.ĭue to the lack of evidence connecting him to the other crimes, Nico was only charged with one count of premeditated murder and six counts of grave robberies. A search of his apartement turned up unidentified skeletal remains, blood bags stolen from a hospital's blood bank, funeral jars filled with human ashes, and hundreds of hardcore S/M videotapes.ĭescribed by court psychatrists as being a "nearly psychotic sadist", Nico shocked investigators when he described how he enjoyed eating strips of muscles from the corpse lying on the slab of the St. In custody, Claux confessed to one murder, claiming to be a practicing satanist. Status: Sentenced to 12 years in prison in May 1997
AKA "The Vampire of Paris" - "Nico" Classification: MurdererĬharacteristics: Necrophilia - Cannibalism - Claim to be a practicing satanist