Charles Brunier
French soldier, criminal, and possible Papillon character (1901–2007) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Charles Brunier (31 May 1901 – 26 January 2007) was a French convicted murderer and veteran of both the First and Second World Wars, who claimed in 2005 to have been the inspiration for Papillon. Circumstantial evidence, including his butterfly tattoo and him having been on Devil's Island at the time, supported the claim.[1]
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