René Lenier is a convicted murderer in "The Southern Vampire Mysteries". A former citizen of Bon Temps, Louisiana, René is introduced in the first book of the series, "Dead Until Dark". The main antagonist through this book, René is a serial killer whose victims were fangbangers - women who had slept with vampires. He was arrested for his crimes but it is not known whether he survived his stunt in prison or not. His last mention appears in the same book. __TOC__