“My lies have weighed me down.”
A famous French serial killer expert and true-crime book author has confessed that most of his life and work is based on made-up stories, including the murder of his non-existent wife.
Stéphane Bourgoin, 67, has enjoyed a prestigious career and he was once considered one of the most knowledgeable experts on serial crime in France. He has authored 40 crime books which have sold millions of copies. He also hosted a number of French television documentaries and claimed to have interviewed more than 70 serial killers.
Bourgoin’s confession came following an investigation by an online group called “4e Oeil” or “4th Eye”. In January, the group uploaded a series of videos on YouTube accusing Bourgoin of lying after noticing inconsistencies in his work. Stéphane Bourgoin also alleged that his own partner was raped and murdered by a serial killer in Los Angeles. Bourgoin’s partner, who was supposedly called Eileen, was in reality inspired by Susan Bickrest, a real-life victim of serial killer Gerald Stano. Bourgoin told the French newspaper Le Parisien that he met Bickrest in Daytona Beach prior to her murder.he told the publication of his decision to invent “Eileen”.
“I didn’t want people to know the true identity of someone who wasn’t my partner, but rather someone I’d met five or six times in Daytona Beach, and whom I liked.”“We sincerely doubt that his excuses, even though he has presented them, are indeed sincere,”
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