Mathurin returned to Paris, while Paulin tried to start his own firm of transvestite artists, a plan which failed in autumn 1985.ДЇrom December 20, 1985, to June 14, 1986, eight more old women were murdered. But the elder Paulin was unable to accept his son's lover, and violent fights ensued, ending when Paulin and Mathurin broke up. In late November, they decided to go to Toulouse to stay for a few months at the home of Paulin's father. Some reports allege that Paulin singled out women who seemed unpleasant or unfriendly when he engaged them in conversation, while Paulin himself told police that 'I only tackled the weakest of them.' ДЄt the same time, Paulin and Mathurin were leading an extravagant lifestyle, spending their nights dancing, drinking champagne, and snorting cocaine. In all cases, the motive appeared to be robbery. The violence of the crimes was notable some of the victims had their heads stuck into plastic bags, some were beaten to death, and one of them was forced to drink drain cleaner. In OctoberвЂ“November 1984, eight other old women were murdered, mainly in the 18th arrondissement of Paris, but in neighboring areas too.

Her murderer robbed her of 300 francs (about $50). Anna Barbier-Ponthus, 83, died after being beaten and asphyxiated beneath a pillow. Germaine Petitot, 91, survived but was too traumatized to give a detailed description of the criminals. On October 5, 1984, two elderly women were assaulted in Paris.

Paulin was also addicted, but less severely, and sold drugs as well. Paulin fell in love with him and they soon became lovers. The 19-year-old Mathurin was born in French Guiana, and was a drug addict. The most important event that happened to Paulin at the Paradis Latin was meeting Jean-Thierry Mathurin. His mother was once invited to watch her son's performance, but she left the club a few seconds after the beginning of the act. There, he started a career as an artist, dressed in drag and singing tunes by his favourite singer, Eartha Kitt. Paulin became a waiter at the Paradis Latin, a nightclub renowned for its drag shows. He went there to live with them, but his relationship was hostile. In 1984, after leaving the army, Paulin learned that his mother and her family now lived in Nanterre, a western suburb of Paris. In June 1983, he was sentenced to two years in prison, but the sentence was suspended ('avec sursis'), allowing Paulin to remain free. On 14 November 1982, he robbed an old woman in her grocery, menacing her with a knife the grocer knew him as a customer, however, and he was soon arrested. At the age of 17, he decided to enter military service early, joining the parachutists' troops however, his fellow soldiers disdained him for his race and homosexuality. His father accepted in order to avoid paying alimony.ДЄs a mixed-race student among white peers, Paulin had few friends, and performed poorly at school, failing his exams. His behavior started to become erratic and violent towards the other children, and eventually his mother asked his father to take their son to metropolitan France. When he was ten, Paulin started to live with his now married mother, trying to blend in with his stepbrothers and sisters. Paulin was raised in Martinique by his paternal grandmother, who owned a restaurant and allegedly paid little attention to her grandson. His father flew to metropolitan France just after his birth, leaving his teenaged mother to fend for herself and the baby. Paulin was born in Fort-de-France, Martinique.

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