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Charles Foussard
1882–1974
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Charles Lucas Edmond Kindel Sidi Foussard (c.â1882 â 1974; also spelled Foussart, Fossard) was a French Australian man who spent most of his life confined in the J Ward mental asylum in Ararat, Victoria, after murdering an elderly man and stealing his boots.
Incarceration history
Facilities
- J WardDates unknown
Biography
Charles Lucas Edmond Kindel Sidi Foussard (c.â1882 â 1974; also spelled Foussart, Fossard) was a French Australian man who spent most of his life confined in the J Ward mental asylum in Ararat, Victoria, after murdering an elderly man and stealing his boots. He died while still incarcerated at 91â92 years of age, making this the longest-served prison sentence in the world with a definite end.
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