What happened to the real Herman Knippenberg?
What happened to the real Herman Knippenberg?
Knippenberg is now 76. He is retired and living in New Zealand with his second wife. (Angela Kane also remarried; she has held various senior positions at the U.N.) Charles Sobhraj remains imprisoned in Nepal.
Did knippenberg lose his job?
Wanted for over a dozen murders, Sobhraj was only convicted for two. Now 76, Knippenberg has retired from his position as the Under-Secretary-General for Management in the United Nations. He and his wife Angela separated in 1989 and have both remarried since.
Where does Herman Knippenberg live now?
Knippenberg, who lives in Wellington with his second wife, New Zealand former diplomat Vanessa, was the third secretary at the Dutch embassy in Thailand in the 1970s at the same time Bangkok-based Sobhraj was attacking tourists.
Did Angela leave Herman The Serpent?
In The Serpent, Angela leaves Herman behind in Thailand to visit her parents in Germany and it is implied she never returned. In the final scene of the series, Angela is working in New York City and calls Herman, who is living with his new wife Vanessa in New Zealand.
