Overview

• Monique Olivier, the widow of French serial killer Michel Fourniret, admitted in court to her role in the 1990 rape and murder of British student Joanna Parrish.
• Olivier described how she served as 'bait' to lure Parrish into their van under the pretext of wanting English lessons for their son.
• Fourniret, known as the 'Ogre of the Ardennes', beat, raped, and strangled Parrish after discovering she had a boyfriend.
• Olivier is on trial for her role in three kidnappings and murders by her late husband, including the disappearance of nine-year-old Estelle Mouzin in 2003, whose body has never been found.
• Fourniret, who sought out virgins to rape and murder over nearly two decades, died in 2021 before any trial for the three killings.