Pierre Loutrel

Pierre Loutrel (1916-1946), more known under the name of " Pierrot the fou" , was the first public enemy N° 1 French and one of the leaders of the Gang of tractions .

Born on March 5th, 1916 in a country family from Castle-of-Dormouse, in the the Sarthe, it is characterized quickly by small larcenies before benefitting from the German Occupation to develop its criminal activities.

From 1941 to 1944, he is member of the Carlingue, the French gestapo. He forges during this time a reputation of murderer to coolness by multiplying the summary executions. He regulates in particular his accounts with the underworld of the time, then sets up his own network with Raymond Naudy, Abel Danos known as the Mammoth , Pierre Giblaise, Fernand " the Chicken " and OJ Attia.

But little by little, its repeated skids make it too cumbersome to the eyes of the Gestapo. Feeling the wind to turn, " Pierrot the fou" then decide to join the Résistance. It makes speak about him when it kills a German officer with the terrace of a coffee of Toulouse.

With the Release, it joins again with the organized crime, driving activities of Racket and Proxénétisme, and quickly cuts a reputation of caïd without scruple. With its team, it forms celebrates it Gang of tractions , specialized in the steerings led to edge of Citroen 11, famous the tractions before .

Continued by Roger Borniche, the gang is partly dismantled after the raid of Champigny. It will end up separating and Pierrot the insane one, considered in the medium as dangerous unverifiable, is found insulated and condemned to small steerings.

In 1946, Pierrot inopportunely draws a ball in the bladder during the steering from a Parisian jewelry, Avenue Kléber, after having killed the tradesman of Armenian origin. He will succumb to his wounds shortly after. But one will not find his body, buried by his accomplices, that three years later.

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