In 1984 there was an huge affair in France about the murder of a children. A new article appear about it. Here's the translation which made me have some interrogations. Judge for yourself:
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"unwanted investigations" would certainly be a better title.
Source:The case of little Grégory Villemin: 39 years after the tragedy, "we know the name of the killer!
Almost 40 years after the death of little Grégory, investigator François Daoust has revealed that the police knew the identity of the boy's killer.
The Grégory Villemin case, which began on 16 October 1984, remains one of the most striking and high-profile unsolved mysteries in French criminal history. Almost four decades after the fact, the case continues to provoke much debate and theorising. Recently, some astonishing revelations may finally provide an answer to this enigma.
A look back at the tragic events of 1984 is necessary to understand the extent of these confidences. The case began with the disappearance of Grégory Villemin, who was found dead in the river Vologne, his hands and feet bound. This heinous crime was followed by a series of anonymous letters, suggesting that the perpetrator or perpetrators knew the details of the murder. Despite the considerable efforts made by the authorities at the time, the case has remained unsolved, surrounded by many grey areas.
Little Grégory case: the name of the murderer is known to the police
The recent publication of the book Police technique et scientifique : Le Choc du futur by Jacques Pradel and François Daoust, on 28 February 2024, shows the technical progress made by the forensic police, which has transformed the way criminal investigations are conducted over the years. In an interview with Ciné-Télé-Revue, François Daoust, co-author of the book and former director of the Institut de recherche criminelle de la Gendarmerie nationale, revisited the Grégory Villemin case and shared some rather disturbing information. "We know the name of the murderer", he is quoted as saying in Gala.
In his view, the investigators therefore had the identity of little Grégory's killer, but "an error in judicial procedure" prevented any charges being brought. "Off the record, we know what happened. Officially, we can't say", he said, before adding: "We can't say anything about it, otherwise we risk being sued for defamation. But there was everything. The mix-up mentioned by the expert ultimately had a huge impact on the case.
An error in judicial procedure prevented the indictment of little Grégory's murderer
This error not only prevented the re-interrogation of witnesses, but also effectively cancelled the possibility of re-examining the evidence that could have led to the indictment of the presumed murderer.
It was a key witness, whose identity has never been disclosed, who would have helped the police to solve the investigation. "The truth is that there were good analyses and interrogations that gave us the answer," said François Daoust.
Will the person responsible for the death of Grégory Villemin ever be charged?
"But as it was cancelled due to a procedural error, we can no longer work on these seals and we can no longer re-interview under the same conditions one of the protagonists who had given all the elements and the timeframe: 'It happened like this, at such and such a time, in such and such a place...'", the former gendarme lamented.
The case of little Grégory Villemin, although 39 years old, continues to haunt France's collective memory. François Daoust's recent comments offer little hope of ever knowing the exact circumstances of this terrible tragedy. Despite technological and scientific advances, the quest for justice for Grégory, and others, still faces simple but solid legal hurdles.
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P.S
"unwanted investigations" would certainly be a better title.