Serial Killer's Widow Admits Role in Joanna Parrish's Murder

Monique Olivier, on trial for her involvement in three kidnappings and murders, reveals she served as 'bait' in her late husband Michel Fourniret's crimes.

• 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.

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