Hamida Djandoubi | |
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 Djandoubi being escorted to his trial at the Cour d'assises d'Aix-en-Provence, February 1977 | |
| Born | 22 September 1949 |
| Died | 10 September 1977 (aged 27) Baumettes Prison, Marseille, France |
| Cause of death | Execution by beheading |
| Resting place | Cimetière Saint-Pierre, Marseille |
| Nationality | Tunisian |
| Other names | "Pimp Killer" |
| Motive | Revenge for previous criminal charges |
| Conviction(s) | Murder with aggravating circumstances Procuring Rape (2 counts) Premeditated violence (3 counts) |
| Criminal penalty | Death (25 February 1977) |
| Details | |
| Victims | Élisabeth Bousquet, 21 |
| Date | Early 1973 (procuring) – 3 July 1974 (murder) |
| Location(s) | Marseilles Lançon-Provence |
Date apprehended | 11 August 1974 |
Hamida Djandoubi (Arabic: حميدة جندوبي, romanized: Ḥamīda Jandūbī; 22 September 1949 – 10 September 1977) was a Tunisian convicted murderer sentenced to death in France. He moved to Marseille in 1968, and six years later he was convicted of the kidnapping, torture and murder of 21-year-old Élisabeth Bousquet. He was sentenced to death in February 1977 and executed by guillotine in September that year,[1] and also the last person to be lawfully executed by beheading anywhere in the Western world, although he was not the last person sentenced to death in France. Marcel Chevalier served as chief executioner.[2]
- ^ Franklin E. Zimring (24 September 2004). The Contradictions of American Capital Punishment. Oxford University Press. pp. 33–. ISBN 978-0-19-029237-9.
- ^ Les deux derniers bourreaux français toujours vivants, La Dépêche du Midi, 10 September 2007 (French)