Dominique Cottrez
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Dominique Cottrez | |
|---|---|
| Born | Dominique Cottrez |
| Convictions | Murder, Infanticide |
| Criminal penalty | 9 years imprisonment |
| Details | |
| Victims | 8 |
Span of crimes | 1989–2006 |
| Country | France |
Date apprehended | July 2010 |
Dominique Cottrez is a French woman who admitted to killing 8 of her newborn infants.[1][2]
Cottrez committed the murders during an approximately 17-year period between 1989 and 2006. She suffocated eight of her children shortly after giving birth. Cottrez was able to conceal her pregnancies from her husband and doctor due to her weight. She buried the bodies in gardens at her home and her parents' home.[3]
In July 2010, two of the bodies were discovered in plastic bags by new owners working in the garden of a house Dominique and her husband, Pierre-Marie Cottrez, previously occupied.[4] When police contacted the Cottrez family to question them about the discoveries, Dominique immediately admitted that the bodies belonged to two infants she had given birth to.[5] She also told police that six more infants' bodies were hidden in the garage.