in France. He claimed to be motivated by a gruesome personal tragedy. Then, the truth came out.

In this episode, The Murder Sheet interviews journalist Lauren Collins who exposed Bourgoin's deceptions in a piece for The New Yorker. Her reporting was the basis for the National Geographic's three-part docu-series Killer Lies: Chasing a True Crime Con Man.

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Read Lauren's article for The New Yorker: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/04/11/the-unravelling-of-an-expert-on-serial-killers

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Stéphane Bourgoin was a leading serial killer expert in France. He claimed to be motivated by a gruesome personal tragedy. Then, the truth came out.

Stream Killer Lies on Hulu.

Read Lauren's article for The New Yorker: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/04/11/the-unra