The Monster of Montmartre
He tested HIV-positive in prison and used it as an excuse to go on a monstrous killing spree.
“Murderers are not monsters, they’re men. And that’s the most frightening thing about them.”
― Alice Sebold, The Lovely Bones
During the 1980s, Paris’ 18th district was under attack. Someone was killing innocent elderly women, and the whole city was alert. Thierry Paulin made one crucial mistake that cost him his freedom. He didn’t think one of his victims would survive and turn him over to the police. His vicious attacks came in waves as he was pressured by the death sentence of his AIDS diagnosis.
So, who was the Monster of Montmartre, and why did it take 18 murders for police to catch him?
Who Was the Monster of Montmartre?
Thierry Paulin was born on November 28, 1963, in Fort-de-France, Martinique, in the Caribbean. He was abandoned by his parents at birth, and it was his paternal grandmother that raised him. She was a restauranteur who had little time for Thierry…
