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Jean-Claude Romand (born February 11, 1954) is a French impostor and murderer who pretended to be a medical doctor. He killed his family when he was about to be exposed.

Early life

Jean-Claude Romand was born in Clairvaux-les-Lacs. He studied at the lycée of Lons-le-Saunier until his baccalauréat. In 1971, he registered at the classes préparatoires of lycée du Parc in Lyon, but dropped out after one semester. Afterwards he enrolled as a medical student.

The deception

The deception began with a simple lie: Romand claimed that he had passed a second-year medical examination that he did not sit. He therefore never qualified as a doctor, a fact unknown to his peers.

Romand fooled his family and friends for 18 years; they thought he was a successful medical professional and researcher in the World Health Organization. He managed to give an impression that he had researched arteriosclerosis and he had contacts with political figures.

In reality, he spent his days wandering and used free information services of the local WHO building. He lived close by in Prevessin, France. Periodically he left for a supposed work trip but only travelled to Geneva Cointrin international airport and spent a couple of days in a hotel room there, studying a travel guide for a country he was supposed to be in.

On January 9 1993 Romand, fearing that his family was about to discover the truth, killed his wife, both of his children, his parents and the family dog. He also made an attempt on an ex-lover's life by trying to strangle her with a cord. When she struggled, he released her and drove her home, apologising for trying to harm her. He then set alight his house and took an overdose of barbiturates, intending to burn with his home. He was rescued and police soon figured out the truth.

Aftermath

Romand's trial began on June 25 1996. On July 6 1996 Romand was sentenced to life imprisonment.

Fiction

French author Emmanuel Carrère entered into correspondence with imprisoned Romand to write a book L'Adversaire (The Adversary) based on the case. Nicole Garcia directed a movie based on the book; actor Daniel Auteuil played the part of Romand. Two other movies were made based on Romand's life: L'Emploi du temps (Time Out) and Nobody's Life (English title). Romand's deception also formed the basis of a 2005 episode of the BBC crime drama Waking The Dead.

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"Liberty, Equality, Fraternity"
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An impostor is a person who pretends to be somebody else, often to try to gain financial or social advantages through social engineering, but just as often for purposes of espionage or law enforcement.

Pretenders for various thrones used to be common.
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Lons-le-Saunier

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Longitude 05° 33' 16" E
Latitude 46° 40' 31" N

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Country  France
Arrondissement Lons-le-Saunier
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In Canada and Belgium, the term baccalauréat is used in French for a bachelor's degree.
For other uses of "Baccalaureate", see Baccalaureate (disambiguation).

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World Health Organization (WHO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) that acts as a coordinating authority on international public health. Established on 7 April 1948, and headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, the agency inherited the mandate and resources of
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Changes in endothelial dysfunction in atherosclerosis (note text comments about geometry error)
ICD-10 I 70.
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Geneva Cointrin International Airport (IATA: GVA, ICAO: LSGG) is an airport in Geneva, Switzerland. It is located at
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Barbiturates are drugs that act as central nervous system depressants, and by virtue of this they produce a wide spectrum of effects, from mild sedation to anesthesia. Some are also used as anticonvulsants.

Barbiturates are derivatives of barbituric acid.
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Life imprisonment is a sentence of imprisonment for a serious crime, nominally for the entire remaining life of the prisoner, but in fact for a period which varies between jurisdictions: many countries have a maximum possible period of time (usually 50 years) a prisoner may be
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Emmanuel Carrère (born in Paris on December 9, 1957) is a French author, screenwriter and director. He is the son of Louis Carrère d'Encausse and French historian Hélène Carrère d'Encausse.
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Nicole Garcia (born in Oran, French Algeria, on April 22, 1946) is a French actress, film director and writer.

Filmography

Actress

  • 1968: Des garçons et des filles directed by Étienne Périer
  • 1975: Que la fête commence

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Daniel Auteuil (born January 24, 1950) is a French actor.

He was born in Algiers, Algeria, to French parents who were both opera singers. His starring role in Jean de Florette
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L'Emploi du temps (international title Time Out) is a 2001 French drama directed by Laurent Cantet, starring Aurélien Recoing and Karin Viard.
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