A serial killer suspected of being responsible for at least a dozen deaths is hoping to get some high profile names to bankroll a film about his life.
Charles Sobhraj left a trail of heartache and pain when he killed people along the Hippie Trail in Asia in the 1970s.
His crimes were so notorious that it inspired a BBC drama called The Serpent.
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But it's clear he isn't done with just a British miniseries and is setting his sights on Hollywood.
According to the Mirror, Sobhraj is keen on getting Sir Richard Branson and Mackenzie Scott (the ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos) to cough up some cash for the project.
He's been protesting his innocence ever since being formally convicted of killing two backpackers.
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The 76-year-old also reckons he's hot on the heels of being released from prison and he believes he's in a place to make demands.
Speaking to the Sunday Mirror, Sobhraj said: "I'm absolutely innocent in these cases. I'm being released in three to four weeks. If you wish you can come and do an interview and then go back with me on the same flight.
"I will be released in full. We can make an arrangement but you must give me two services."
"Richard Branson and Mackenzie Scott, the ex-wife of Jeff Bezos. She has two secretaries. If you can get me the number of a secretary in DC and also for Richard. I was in contact with Richard Branson a couple of months back.
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"I want to propose a movie deal. My book is going to be published in about one month. We can have a meeting and an interview and whatever you want. At the time of my release we will fly back."
Sobhraj was nicknamed 'the serpent' for how he effortlessly befriended tourists before drugging them, taking their money, and murdering them, using their passports to travel across the continent and confuse the authorities.
Following his escape from prison in 1986, Sobhraj was re-arrested in Goa and sentenced to a further 10 years in prison, meaning by the time of his release in 1997, most of his arrest warrants had expired.
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Upon his release, Sobhraj was allowed to return to France.
However, six years later, he travelled to Kathmandu, Nepal, and after being photographed in a casino by a local journalist, was arrested again for the 1975 murders of American backpacker Connie Jo Bronzich and Canadian tourist Laurent Carrière.
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