Philippe Maurice (born June 15, 1956, in

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) was a French criminal sentenced to death by the French courts in 1980 and then pardoned. His death sentence was the last confirmed by the courts. While imprisoned he became a historian and now specialises in medieval history. The crimes for which he was condemned were the murder of a night-watchman and two police officers following a series of bank-robberies committed while already on the run. His accomplice was also killed in the firefight.

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