The Pockmarked Killer: Francois Verove

For a decade, a man known only as the Pockmarked Killer terrorized women and children in and around Paris. Despite police having witnesses, a detailed description, and even his DNA, he remained at large; a ghost. Then, as suddenly as he’d burst onto the scene, he simply stopped. Was he dead, or in prison?  For thirty-five years, his photo-fit is pinned to the wall in police headquarters, mocking investigators. It isn’t until officers follow up a routine missing persons report that they find the answers they’ve been looking for in a note left beside a body, and the Pockmarked killer, a man who has hidden in plain sight all his life, is finally unmasked. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices