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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. | 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. |
| Detective Superintendent Bernie Kinsella of Gloucestershire Police said: "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. | |
| "We are continually in contact with Joanna's family and providing support where possible." | |
| 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. |