FILE PHOTO: Self-confessed French serial killer Michel Fourniret leaves Charleville-Mezieres courthouse May 27, 2008. REUTERS/Yves Herman
PARIS (Reuters) - Michel Fourniret, one of France's most notorious serial killers, has died in a hospital jail, the public prosecutor said on Monday.
Fourniret, dubbed the "Ogre of the Ardennes" by French media, was convicted in 2008 of raping or attempting to rape seven women and girls aged between 12 and 22 and then killing them. His murderous spree lasted from 1987 to 2001.
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