b: 1950
Francisco Xavier Arce Montes
Summary
Name:
Francisco Xavier Arce MontesYears Active:
1996Birth:
March 14, 1950Status:
ImprisonedClass:
MurdererVictims:
1Method:
SuffocationNationality:
Franceb: 1950
Francisco Xavier Arce Montes
Summary: Murderer
Name:
Francisco Xavier Arce MontesStatus:
ImprisonedVictims:
1Method:
SuffocationNationality:
FranceBirth:
March 14, 1950Years Active:
1996bio
Francisco Xavier Arce Montes was born on March 14, 1950, in Gijon, Spain.
murder story
Francisco Xavier Arce Montes committed numerous sexual assaults and crimes across Europe and the United States. His criminal behavior began in 1981 when he broke into a girl's room at a youth hostel in the Netherlands and sexually assaulted her. Later, in the mid-1980s, he was jailed in Germany for armed rape. Montes continued to offend throughout his life, with many of his victims being young girls.
On July 18, 1996, Montes raped and murdered Caroline Dickinson, a 13-year-old girl from Cornwall, England, while she was on a school trip to France. This incident took place in a youth hostel in Pleine-Fougères. The police investigation revealed that he had been staying at several youth hostels in France during that time. Montes had attempted an assault at another youth hostel in Saint-Lunaire on the same night but fled when one of the girls woke up.
The investigation into Caroline’s murder remained cold until five years later when Tommy Ontko, an immigration official at Detroit Airport, read about the unsolved case in a British newspaper. The article mentioned Montes as a possible suspect. Ontko then searched for Montes in the immigration system and found him in police custody in Miami Beach for a separate charge of lewd assault against an Irish tourist at a youth hostel.
When arrested, Montes was linked to similar incidents through DNA evidence. Major Angel Vazquez of the Miami Beach Police Department obtained a DNA sample from Montes, which matched DNA found from the assault on the Irish student. Further analysis connected Montes to the murder of Caroline Dickinson as well.
Montes was extradited to France to face charges for Caroline’s murder. His trial included testimony from a psychologist who stated that he showed characteristics of a male pedophile. Montes was convicted and sentenced to 30 years in prison on June 14, 2004. He appealed the verdict, but the court upheld the conviction a year later. After this, he abandoned further attempts to appeal.
