GUILTY France - Laure Bardina-Kruger, 52, dismembered by French-American husband while on vacation, Peyriac-de-Mer, 24 July 2020

[NoSI]

This keeps happening over and over again...

Brooklyn man charged with stabbing, dismembering wife in France, dumping body in storm drain

 

[NoSI]

Brooklyn man charged with stabbing, dismembering wife in France, dumping body in storm drain

Billy Kruger, a diving instructor of French-American descent, copped to stabbing his 52-year-old wife, Laura Bardina-Kruger, the newspaper La Depeche du Midi reported. He has been charged with aggravated murder.

Bardina-Kruger’s dismembered body was found in the storm drain Friday in Peyriac-de-Mer, a seaside village on the Mediterranean coast, near the city of Narbonne

Kruger was taken into custody as he waited to board a flight from Toulouse to Jakarta, where the couple kept a home and he worked as a diving instructor. His wife was a French teacher


The Associated Press reported Bardina-Kruger’s parents called police after they couldn’t reach their daughter before the flight.

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Brooklyn man charged with stabbing, dismembering wife in France, dumping body in storm drain

 

[NoSI]

NYC man accused of dismembering wife, dumping body near French vacation home

NYC man accused of dismembering wife, dumping body near French vacation home

 

[roguelady]

This is truly a horrifying case. They had been married for approximately 25 years. His FB page reveals some things about him. This is my opinion only and just an impression I get from reading a few different sources. He sounds like a typical entitled sociopath who married a beautiful woman from a well-to-do family. I wouldn't be surprised if she's been the primary "bread winner" all these years and he's been living the adventure-filled high-life at her expense. Like I said - my opinion only. I'm sure more will be revealed. So very sad - they have a son. I am assuming he'll be brought to trial in France. I really hope he gets the longest sentence they can legally apply. European courts are rather lenient when it comes to sentencing, even for murder.

 

[Rikissa]

Article from 23 September 2024

Four years after the femicide in Peyriac-de-Mer, Xerxes Kruger, better known as Billy, will stand trial in the dock for "murder of a spouse" and "altering a crime scene to obstruct the truth." The trial will begin this Tuesday, September 24, at 9:00 a.m. before the Aude Assize Court, presided over by Judge Didier Guissart. It will last until Thursday.

Translated with Google Teanslate.

Féminicide de Peyriac-de-Mer : le procès du conjoint de Laure Bardina s’ouvre demain matin à Carcassonne

Dans le box des accusés quatre ans après le féminicide de Peyriac-de-Mer, Xerxes Kruger, plus connu sous le prénom de Billy, aura à répondre de "meurtre par conjoint", ainsi que de "modification de l’état des lieux...

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Article from 26 September 2024:

Xerxes Kruger was sentenced this Thursday to 23 years in prison for the murder of his wife, Laure Bardina, 52, from Carcassonne, on July 24, 2020, in Peyriac-de-Mer. Prosecutor Eric Camous had requested a sentence of no less than 20 years.

23 ans de réclusion criminelle pour "Docteur Jekyll et Mr Hyde", l’auteur du féminicide de Peyriac-de-Mer

Xerxes Kruger a été condamné ce jeudi à 23 ans de réclusion criminelle pour le meurtre de son épouse, la Carcassonnaise Laure Bardina, 52 ans au moment des faits le 24 juillet 2020, à Peyriac-de-Mer. L’avocat général...

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I noticed that Laure was from Carcasonne, a wonderful old city in the south of France, well worth a visit.