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Paris Rapist and Serial Killer from 1980s and 1990s Identified as Former Police Officer

A French prosecutor confirmed that DNA evidence has linked a retired policeman to a series of rapes and murders in Paris from 1986 to 1994. The suspect François Vérove, 59, was found dead in a rented apartment in the south of France after taking his own life, with a suicide note apparently claiming to admit to the crimes. Like in the case of the recently-convicted London Metropolitan officer Wayne Couzens, Vérove is believed to have abused his position as a police officer to attack women and girls.

(FILES) In this photograph taken on May 14, 2013, a policeman patrols on Trocadero Square

Employee of U.S. Firm Killed in Shootout with Belarus KGB

Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko ordered a crackdown on protests and blocked several news websites following the death of 31-year-old Andrey Zeltsar, a Minsk resident and employee of a U.S. software company called EPAM Systems. The Belarusian KGB accused Zeltsar of “terrorism” and said he was killed in a shootout that also claimed the life of a KGB agent on Tuesday.

The Associated Press