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Hamida Djandoubi
Hamida Djandoubi | |
|---|---|
 Djandoubi being escorted to his trial at the Cour d'assises d'Aix-en-Provence, February 1977 | |
| Born | 22 September 1949 |
| Died | 10 September 1977 (aged 27) Baumettes Prison, Marseille, France |
| Cause of death | Execution by beheading |
| Resting place | Cimetière Saint-Pierre, Marseille |
| Nationality | Tunisian |
| Other names | "Pimp Killer" |
| Motive | Revenge for previous criminal charges |
| Conviction(s) | Murder with aggravating circumstances Procuring Rape (2 counts) Premeditated violence (3 counts) |
| Criminal penalty | Death (25 February 1977) |
| Details | |
| Victims | Élisabeth Bousquet, 21 |
| Date | Early 1973 (procuring) – 3 July 1974 (murder) |
| Location(s) | Marseilles Lançon-Provence |
Date apprehended | 11 August 1974 |
Hamida Djandoubi (Arabic: حميدة جندوبي, romanized: Ḥamīda Jandūbī; 22 September 1949 – 10 September 1977) was a Tunisian convicted murderer sentenced to death in France. He moved to Marseille in 1968, and six years later he was convicted of the kidnapping, torture and murder of 21-year-old Élisabeth Bousquet. He was sentenced to death in February 1977 and executed by guillotine in September that year,[1] and also the last person to be lawfully executed by beheading anywhere in the Western world. Marcel Chevalier served as chief executioner.[2]
- ^ Franklin E. Zimring (24 September 2004). The Contradictions of American Capital Punishment. Oxford University Press. pp. 33–. ISBN 978-0-19-029237-9.
- ^ Les deux derniers bourreaux français toujours vivants, La Dépêche du Midi, 10 September 2007 (French)
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