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THE SERPENT – The Day I met serial killer Charles Sobhraj – Live at the Patpong Museum, Bangkok

December 21, 2022tom

Charles Sobhraj (born 6 April 1944), also known as the Bikini Killer, is a French thief, fraudster and serial killer. He preyed on Western tourists throughout Southeast Asia during the 1970s. He was nicknamed The Splitting Killer and The Serpent. Sobhraj allegedly committed at least a dozen murders. He was convicted and jailed in India […]

Tom Vater and Aroon Thaewchatturat at the National Museum of Thailand on June 15th!

June 3, 2011June 19, 2011tomLeave a Comment

Tom Vater and Aroon Thaewchatturat will be giving a talk on the history and the contemporary significance of Sak Yant, Thailand´s Spirit Tattoos for the National Museum in Thailand on June 15th. As tradition dictates, the talk, accompanied by a slide show of images from their forth-coming book Sacred Skin, will only be open to […]