Despite being unstable, suffering from nervous disorders and failing academically, Trémeau was nevertheless considered friendly and talented with manual labor.
In the early 1980s, he earned a plumbing certificate, finding work easily, and doing in a manner considered satisfactory by his employers.
His behavior towards his female colleagues was not abnormal, with Patrick successfully seducing several of them, but they quickly left him, which greatly affected Trémeau, who couldn't stand break-ups.
[4] His victims were all women, from 20 to 35 years, with long hair (primarily brunettes), always with a job that made them return late at night.
For a while, the police believed that this was the work of a single individual, but only after arresting Guy did they realise that there were two different predators, operating in the same geographical area.
The police conducted a lineup, and among the group of men, through a beam splitter, Gladys immediately identified Trémeau.
The trial began in October 1998, to almost total indifference: no journalist was present to cover the event, despite the high number of victims (13).
On June 5, 2005, a 24-year-old woman named Cecilia was attacked and raped in the garbage room of her apartment building, in the 16th arrondissement of Paris.
[6] The Judicial Police of Paris, who were in charge of these rape cases, came to the certainty that these women had been attacked by the same rapist that plagued the city 10 years earlier: Patrick Trémeau.
Henri Leclerc, his attorney, emphasized on that fact, as well as his client's difficult childhood (the alleged violence at the hands of his father-in-law and by staff members at the different homes).
[10][11][12][13][14][15] Marie-Ange Le Boulaire, Anne Bordier and others from Trémeau's victims denounced his release, warning that he had no socio-judicial control and would likely reoffend.