the two French students

[DVV]

Two French students killed by knife.
About 250 stabs.
Photofit by Scotland Yard.
One suspect arrested, then released.
And a French journalist, yesterday, evoked JtR.
Horrible crime as an English "spécialité".

[Bob Hinton]

Horrible Crime

Whereas the French merely go in for wholesale beheading of innocent people during their Revolution!

[Graham]

Two French students killed by knife.
About 250 stabs.
Photofit by Scotland Yard.
One suspect arrested, then released.
And a French journalist, yesterday, evoked JtR.
Horrible crime as an English "spécialité".

Just as horrific as the English schoolgirl raped and murdered a few years ago at Nonant les Pins (I think is the name of the place).

And of course a real classic - the murder of John Cartland in Provence in 1973. Never solved, largely due to a completely bungled operation by the local police.

People who live in glass houses.....

Graham

[Jeff Leahy]

Just as horrific as the English schoolgirl raped and murdered a few years ago at Nonant les Pins (I think is the name of the place).

And of course a real classic - the murder of John Cartland in Provence in 1973. Never solved, largely due to a completely bungled operation by the local police.

People who live in glass houses.....

Graham

Hello Graham

Are you refering to the murder of an English student Teacher called Parrish?

I believe the town was Auxerre. A very strange case indeed where the policeman investigating the crime was also mysteriously murdered.

Was there not some hint of a cover up?

[Jeff Leahy]

Yes Joanna Parrish

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/did-the-chateau-rapist-murder-joanna-parrish-552743.html

Interesting case. Still unsolved I beleive

[Graham]

Hello Graham

Are you refering to the murder of an English student Teacher called Parrish?

I believe the town was Auxerre. A very strange case indeed where the policeman investigating the crime was also mysteriously murdered.

Was there not some hint of a cover up?

No, not that one (although I remember it). The one I referred to was the rape and murder of a girl called Caroline (can't remember the surname) in a school dormitory. This was about 10 years ago or thereabouts. Apparently the bloke who did it had been under suspicion for other crimes (or so I recall) but was still free.

Cheers,

Graham

[DVV]

Whereas the French merely go in for wholesale beheading of innocent people during their Revolution!

Hi Bob and all,
I was obviously ironical!
And by the way, I HATE French revolution. I'm definitely Provençal and Corsican. I share the opinion of Borges, one of my favourite writers, about English language, etc, which always makes the French angry (Borges stating: French language is ugly!)
What is sure, French people sometimes think like that about ghastly murders. I remember when young, after we saw JTR with Michael Caine, my mother saying something like: "Nobody like the Englishmen for such crimes..." And what is of interest here, is the role played by Jack in creating this topos (false, of course, like most of topoi).
So be sure sure your reaction has been much appreciated!

David (the broken-English poster)

[DVV]

People who live in glass houses.....

Graham

...don't throw stones...learnt the adage long time ago from Peter Tosh...

[Jeff Leahy]

So are you french DVV?...I toured france a lot some years ago. I loove france

[DVV]

I am...because my forefathers lost the battle of Muret (1213)
Sniff...

[Jeff Leahy]

I am...because my forefathers lost the battle of Muret (1213)
Sniff...

http://fanaticus.org/DBA/battles/muret.html

Ah so you are Arroganise..

My grandmother was a Parnell..she claimed that the Parnells were directly decended from Henry the Eighth, who married Cathrine of Arogen..

Perhaps we are related?

Good Night

[Mike Covell]

Man charged with students murders,

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7498418.stm

[Lyn]

Man charged with students murders,

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7498418.stm

At least they got around to charging him in the end, Mike.

"Detectives arrested Mr Farmer after he walked into Lewisham police station in the early hours of Monday."

The BBC forgot to add the bit about him being told to please wait in line Sir.

[Mike Covell]

The BBC forgot to add the bit about him being told to please wait in line Sir.

"We shall see you when we find out who ate the last doughnut sir!"

Yes, it is good news, lets hope there is justice. The average penalty for two murders is about a month, give or take a week!

[Jeff Leahy]

"We shall see you when we find out who ate the last doughnut sir!"

Yes, it is good news, lets hope there is justice. The average penalty for two murders is about a month, give or take a week!

Is that true if i knock someone off in america Mike?