The Case of Accused French Serial Killer Nordahl Lelandais

Joni E. Johnston, Psy. D.
5 min readJun 6, 2021

Key points

  • Nordahl Lelandais is currently on trial for murder and officials in France suspect he may be tied to several unsolved cases.
  • Witness testimonies have revealed that Lelandais has a lot in common with sexually motivated serial killers in the United States.
  • One pattern that has emerged in Lelandais’s case are his repeated lies. Although friends describe him positively, evidence suggests otherwise.

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Joni E. Johnston, Psy. D.

Forensic psychologist/private investigator//author of serial killer book. Passionate about victim’s rights, the psychology of true crime, and criminal justice.