Jean-Claude Romand, 65, told friends he had got a job as a researcher in Geneva after qualifying as a doctor - but instead stole their money before murdering his entire family in 1993.

A Frenchman who killed his parents, wife and children in a case that inspired a book and two films has been freed after 26 years in jail. Before the murders, Jean-Claude Romand, now 65, spent 18 ...

A notorious French murderer who killed five family members when his double-life as a fake doctor was exposed has been released from prison. Jean-Claude Romand, now 65, became internationally ...

Romand has expressed remorse and is reported to have become religious during his 26 years in prison. His former brother-in-law has criticised the decision to release him.