Patrick Henry (murderer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Place of Birth: Troyes, Grand Est, France
About Patrick Henry (murderer)
- Patrick Henry (31 March 1953 – 3 December 2017) was a French criminal, cause célèbre and the subject of public and judicial controversy.
- He was convicted of the kidnapping and murder of 8-year-old Philippe Bertrand in January 1976.The trial began on 18 January 1977 and he was defended by Robert Bocquillon and Robert Badinter.
- A contentious issue in the trial was the validity of capital punishment in France; Badinter, a fervent supporter of its abolition, would ultimately convince the jury not to execute his client.
- This case is said to have had an influence in leading to the abolition of the death penalty in France in 1981.
- Henry was instead sentenced to life imprisonment and was paroled in 2001; however, he returned to prison two years later after having been caught trying to smuggle drugs into France.
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