- Fernandez Maturette
Fernandez Maturette (lived around 1915 - 1939) was an inmate in the French Guiana prison colony who attempted to escape with
Henri Charrière , and Joanes Clousiot. Maturette was born inFrance and was arrested in 1932 when he was seventeen for the murder of a taxi cab driver. He was originally sentenced to death byguillotine but was later sentenced to life because of his young age Fact|date=March 2008. Maturette was sent to the penal colony inFrench Guiana in early 1933 where he met Henri Charriere and Joanes Clousiot who he would escape with. On the night ofNovember 21 ,1933 , Maturette escaped from the hospital in Cayenne prison with Henri Charriere and Clousiot. The three went to aleper colony and bought a boat from the lepers, the leader of whom was Toussaint. They were all recaptured inSanta Marta and were sent tosolitary confinement . Maturette along with Clousiot died shortly after being released from solitary, where he served a 2 year sentence. Henri Charriere survived solitary confinement and successfully escaped from Devil's Island on a bag of coconuts.Robert Deman acted Maturette in the film Papillon.
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