Stéphane Bourgoin

Stéphane Bourgoin is a French true crime writer. He presented himself as an expert on serial killers for many years, until 2020 when he admitted that he had lied about many of his claimed experiences.[1] Bourgoin had written 75 books and produced dozens of documentaries,[1] with his books selling millions of copies in France.[2][3] He was regarded as France's best known serial killer expert and lectured police on the subject[4] as well as critiquing media depictions of serial killers.[5]

OccupationAuthor, film producer, criminologist
LanguageFrench
NationalityFrench
GenreTrue crime
SubjectSerial killers

References
  1. Guy, Jack; Berteau, Benjamin; Stuber, Sophie (May 14, 2020). "French serial killer expert admits his career is built on lies". CNN. Archived from the original on 14 May 2020. Retrieved 2020-05-14.
  2. Flood, Alison (May 13, 2020). "French serial-killer expert admits serial lies, including murder of imaginary wife". The Guardian. Retrieved 2020-05-14.
  3. Adejobi, Alicia. "French serial killer author confesses to lying about imaginary wife's murder and admits he needs therapy". Metro. Retrieved 2020-05-14.
  4. Bremner, Charles (May 13, 2020). "Serial killer expert Stéphane Bourgoin made up his entire life history". The Times. Retrieved 2020-05-14.
  5. Degbe, Esther (August 16, 2019). "La série Mindhunter est-elle réaliste? L'expert Stéphane Bourgoin répond" [Is the Mindhunter series realistic? Expert Stéphane Bourgoin answers]. The Huffington Post (in French). Retrieved 2020-05-14.
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