1971 Revolt
In this prison in 1971, convicts Claude Buffet and Roger Bontems took Nicole Comte, a nurse, and Guy Girardot, a prison guard, hostage, and Buffet subsequently murdered them. Buffet and Bontems were captured. Bontems, whose defence counsel included Robert Badinter, contended that the murder was Buffet's idea.
Buffet affirmed that he desired death. Both were sentenced to death by the "assises" court in June 1972 and were guillotined.
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