![]() “Days later I heard noises – people moaning – and asked Charles, ‘What’s that?’ He said, ‘The Dutch are sick’. He said, ‘Sorry, I am talking business with these people, can you come back later?’ I walked into Sobhraj’s apartment and he was standing over them trying to convince them to buy sapphires and rubies. “I remember meeting the Dutch couple briefly. We did not have the internet then and the phones were terrible, so parents were used to not hearing from them. “He was friendly and there were not so many French people in Thailand, so we were surprised and happy to meet. Nadine, who now runs the Bamboo Resort hotel in Khanom, said: “I first met Charles on the staircase. In 1975 they moved into a flat below Sobhraj’s fifth floor apartment in Kanit House, in the Thai capital. Nadine and then husband Remi Gires are from Normandy, France. Sobhraj was a smooth-talking and debonair French conman who posed as a gem dealer to entice backpackers to his Bangkok flat. Nadine’s efforts to nail the killer form some of the most nerve-racking scenes in The Serpent, which stars French actor Tahar Rahim, 39, and British actress Jenna Coleman, 34, in the lead roles. When I found out what he was doing to those people I had to act, or I would not be able to live with myself.” “We’d drink Coke and beer, talk about life – we seemed to have a lot in common. I became good friends with Marie-Andrée and she’d cook dinner for me, normally rare steaks and salad. ![]() ![]() “I was married to a sous chef and had little to do while he was at work, so I spent almost every day at Charles’ apartment. But I have to admit that when we first met, I suspected nothing and was taken in by his charm. In an exclusive interview Nadine, 67, reveals: “Charles is a monster and I am terrified of him – I used to sleep with a baseball bat under my bed. Chilling Netflix documentary Night Stalker details brutal Richard Ramirez murders
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