Last March, the newspaper Marianne revealed that the serial killer François Vérove, known under the name Grêlé, had gone incognito in Everyone wants to take their place in 2019. Magali Ripoll, close to Nagui, reacted to the affair .
While it is true that game show contestants are sometimes colorful, we don’t expect to see a serial killer try his luck on a public channel. However, as Marianne revealed in March, François Vérove, known as Le Grêléquietly participated in Everyone wants to take their place in 2019.
Obviously, no one suspected at the time that this “ex-gendarme of the Republican Guard” was in reality a serial killer wanted for several decades. But the archives showing a friendly and relaxed, almost shy candidate are chilling. If Nagui, who presented the show at the time, did not wish to expand on the subject, Magali Ripoll, who knows the host well, was more talkative in the show Allo Alex.
Magali Ripoll flies to the aid of Nagui
“I can’t speak for Nagui of course… But Nagui, in this, is only an element, a detail of this situation. Which means it could have been Jean-Luc Reichmann or Cyril Féraud“, says the musician from Don’t forget the lyrics. After defending her colleague, Magali Ripoll still recognizes how the situation is “crazy“.
“That this guy came on TV in a show…But What The…?!”admits Zikos, before adding: “It’s true that Nagui found himself face to face with him. But my God, I can’t imagine if he had known very soon after that this person was that kind of person… Yes, it’s shocking“.
François Vérove was active in the 80s and 90s
As a reminder, François Vérove was wanted by the police for acts of rape, murder and sexual assault in the 80s and 90s. In 2021, as the investigation led back to him, the latter preferred to kill himself, after confessing to his crimes in a letter found near the body. Le Grêlé admitted to having killed innocent people following a “mad rage”while specifying that he had no longer been prey to these criminal impulses since 1997.