1979–2000
Sid Ahmed Rezala (13 May 1979 â 28 June 2000) was an Algerian-born French serial killer, dubbed "The Killer of the Trains".
Sid Ahmed Rezala (13 May 1979 â 28 June 2000) was an Algerian-born French serial killer, dubbed "The Killer of the Trains". He was suspected of killing at least three women in 1999. Arrested in Portugal in early 2000, he confessed the murders to a reporter from the Figaro Magazine. Several weeks later, he killed himself before he could be extradited to France. He died of asphyxiation after he intentionally set fire to the mattress in his cell while his prison guards were watching football on TV.
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