The Minitel Killer, French serial killer who killed three gay men between 1990 and 1991
Rémy Roy, known as The Minitel Killer (Le Tueur du Minitel) killed out of a self-admitted hatred towards homosexuals. He earned his nickname because he messaged prospective victims through the "pink Minitel" (Minitel rose) , a term referring to the use of the Minitel, a pre-internet telephone-based on-line services, for erotic purposes) and offering to engage in BDSM in order to lure them.
One of his victims, was an astrologer, Gilbert Duquesnoy,who became quite famous with his frequent tv appearances throughout the 1980s.
His last victim managed to escape and Roy was arrested on November 28, 1991.While incarcerated in Fresnes Prison, he confessed responsibility for the crimes and explained in great detail what had transpired, but denied being gay and claimed that he had killed each victim because he was a homophobe.
Photo of Rémy Roy at link-
| by Anonymous | reply 3 | January 12, 2024 1:22 AM
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As for his homophobia, Roy claimed several incidents led him to develop a seething hatred towards gay men:
When he was young, he was tied by the arm to a tree branch by some classmates, who then stripped him naked
at age 13, he went to watch a movie in a theatre, but the man sitting next to him accidentally ejaculated on him while masturbating.
at age 17, while working as an apprentice repairman at an electronics shop, he was asked by a group of friends to repay them their money, as they thought that he charged too much for his services. When he was unable to pay, they instead told him to expose himself to an elderly man in a gym, which Roy refused to do and instead ran away. Angered by his refusal, the men then tracked him down and collectively gang raped him.
The authorities investigated each and every single one of these claims, finding that none of them had actually happened and that these were simply sadomasochistic fantasies that Roy falsely presented as memories.
At link-Very good french tv documentary about the murders (Unfortunately, it doesn't have english subtitles)
| by Anonymous | reply 1 | January 12, 2024 1:10 AM
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The tv astrologist victim, Gilbert Duquesnoy, known professionally as Mage Nathaniel (mage= magician/sorcerer/wizard) -
| by Anonymous | reply 2 | January 12, 2024 1:18 AM
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Wikipedia has an entry about the killer with detailed info (in English) about his crimes.
| by Anonymous | reply 3 | January 12, 2024 1:22 AM
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