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| A 65-year-old self-confessed French serial killer is now the main suspect for the murder of a Gloucestershire student in 1990. | A 65-year-old self-confessed French serial killer is now the main suspect for the murder of a Gloucestershire student in 1990. |
| Michel Fourniret is being questioned by the French authorities over the rape, kidnap and murder of Joanna Parrish, 20, Gloucestershire Police said. | |
| Fourniret, who goes on trial this month for seven unrelated murders, denies any involvement in the killing. | Fourniret, who goes on trial this month for seven unrelated murders, denies any involvement in the killing. |
| Ms Parrish was working in the French city of Auxerre when she was killed. | Ms Parrish was working in the French city of Auxerre when she was killed. |
| Fourniret has also been charged with the kidnap, murder and attempted rape of Marie-Angele Domece. | Fourniret has also been charged with the kidnap, murder and attempted rape of Marie-Angele Domece. |
| The 19-year-old disabled student went missing near Auxerre in July 1988. | The 19-year-old disabled student went missing near Auxerre in July 1988. |
| Fourniret is charged with murdering seven other women | Fourniret is charged with murdering seven other women |
| Fourniret's wife and suspected accomplice Monique Olivier, 59, who accused her husband of the Parrish and Domece murders, will also be brought before judges for questioning later on Tuesday. | Fourniret's wife and suspected accomplice Monique Olivier, 59, who accused her husband of the Parrish and Domece murders, will also be brought before judges for questioning later on Tuesday. |
| "This news is encouraging and means that Fourniret and Olivier can now be formally questioned about Joanna Parrish's murder, which is long overdue and is to be welcomed," said Detective Superintendent Bernie Kinsella of Gloucestershire Police. | |
| "We are continually in contact with Joanna's family and providing support where possible," she added. | |
| Lawyer Bernard Castaigne said Fourniret would be fully questioned over the two new cases after his upcoming trial. | Lawyer Bernard Castaigne said Fourniret would be fully questioned over the two new cases after his upcoming trial. |
| Fourniret goes on trial along with Ms Olivier on 27 March for a string of murders committed in France and Belgium between 1987 and 2001. | Fourniret goes on trial along with Ms Olivier on 27 March for a string of murders committed in France and Belgium between 1987 and 2001. |
| Arrested in Belgium in 2003, he is charged with murdering six young women in France and one in Belgium, aged between 12 and 22. | Arrested in Belgium in 2003, he is charged with murdering six young women in France and one in Belgium, aged between 12 and 22. |
| He is also charged on several counts of rape. | He is also charged on several counts of rape. |
| His wife's accusations to Belgian investigators in June 2004 led to the charges against Fourniret, who later admitted to several of the killings. | His wife's accusations to Belgian investigators in June 2004 led to the charges against Fourniret, who later admitted to several of the killings. |
| Nicknamed the "Monster of the Ardennes" by French and Belgian media, Fourniret has already served time behind bars for voyeurism and assault. | Nicknamed the "Monster of the Ardennes" by French and Belgian media, Fourniret has already served time behind bars for voyeurism and assault. |
| It was there he met Olivier, a volunteer prison visitor. | It was there he met Olivier, a volunteer prison visitor. |