Overview
- Ludovic Burger, 42, was convicted and given 20 years in prison by the Bas‑Rhin assize court Wednesday in Strasbourg, matching the prosecution’s request.
- Judges also ordered 15 years of post‑release socio‑judicial supervision with court‑mandated treatment, a tool France uses to monitor high‑risk offenders after custody.
- Investigators said the victim, 18‑year‑old Bulgarian sex worker Petya Nedeva, was found in June 2013 naked in a tent near a highway with her wrists bound, and an autopsy found death by asphyxiation.
- Police located Burger in Paris in February 2024 after tracing his public YouTube channel, ending more than a decade on the run and leading to his arrest and indictment.
- Evidence presented at trial included two of Burger’s phones, a garment, and his satchel found at the scene, with later tests tying fibers on the victim’s neck to a strap from that satchel.