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Claude Buffet (19 May 1933 – 28 November 1972) was a French criminal who was executed along with his accomplice, Roger Bontems (1936–1972), on 28 November 1972 by guillotine at La Santé Prison and buried at Ivry Cemetery. Both men had been convicted of the murders of prison warder Guy Girardot and prison nurse Nicole Comte in 1971, whom they had taken hostage while Buffet was already serving a life sentence in Clairvaux Prison. Robert Badinter was their defence lawyer.[1]
Claude Buffet | |
|---|---|
| Born | Claude Gabriel Buffet 19 May 1933 |
| Died | 28 November 1972 (aged 39) |
| Cause of death | Execution by guillotine |
| Motive | Money |
| Conviction(s) | Murder (15 October 1970) Hostage crisis and murder with aggravating circumstances (29 June 1972) |
| Criminal penalty | Life imprisonment (15 October 1970) Death (29 June 1972) |
| Accomplice(s) | Roger Bontems |
| Details | |
| Victims | Françoise Bésimensky, 26 (1967) Nicole Comte, 35, and Guy Girardot, 27 (1971) |
| Date | 18 January 1967 21-22 September 1971 |
| Location(s) | Paris (1967) Clairvaux Prison (1971) |
| Weapons | Gun, knife |
Date apprehended | 8 February 1967 22 September 1971 |
References
edit- ^ Farnsworth, Clyde H. (29 November 1972). "French Argue Death Penalty Anew as 2 Are Guillotined". New York Times. p. 20. Retrieved 13 April 2022.