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In 1984, Jacqueline married a man ten years younger than her with whom she had two more children - Claude, who was very attached to his mother, saw this union as a "betrayal". This, coupled with the bad relationship with his alcoholic stepfather, led the then-14-year-old
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Lastennet gave another confession giving a detail account of all his crimes, claiming that he chose his victims based on certain things that captured his attention - for example, he claimed that he chose Dolisy because of the big glasses that she was wearing.
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786:(in French). December 6, 2009. Archived from
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803:"L'affaire Claude Lastennet"
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