The Gregory affair has always been one of the criminal stories that has unleashed the most passions, as much because of the horror of the events as the mystery which surrounds it. It all started 40 years ago. The lifeless body of Grégory Villemina four-year-old child, was found tied up on October 16, 1984. Since then, the culprit has never been found.
However, many twists and turns took place in this criminal case. Certainly, the handling of the investigation was, initially, subject to strong criticism. The fact remains that justice regularly continues to reopen this difficult case. This is what the new guy just did Dijon prosecutor, Philippe Astruc. According to him, there is no question of abandoning the search for the culprit in the case of little Grégory.
The new Dijon prosecutor wants “seek the truth” in the Grégory affair
Although the murder of little Grégory occurred 40 years agojustice has never abandoned the investigation. Philippe Astruc, the new prosecutor of Dijon, follows in the footsteps of his predecessors on this point. “I believe we must continue to seek the truth”he told journalists at France Blue Burgundy. The Gregory Villemin file is therefore not about to be closed.
Forty years after the events, the case is still under instruction with French justice. Several suspects were considered. However, no lead ever led to anything. The last one dates back to 2017, when Muriel Bolle, Jacques Jacob and Marcel Jacob were indicted. However, formal defects led to the cancellation of these procedures, leaving investigators back where they started. But all hope is not lost, according to Philippe Astruc.
New expertise could reveal the truth in the Grégory affair
To tell the truth, the new Dijon prosecutor has not mentioned any avenue that he intends to follow, for the moment. On the other hand, Philippe Astruc affirms that new technologies could enable progress to be made in the Grégory affair. The prosecutor is thinking in particular of l’identification d’ADN.
“It is, for example, the technology that allowed us to identify nine DNA”wanted to remind Philippe Astruc. Voice analyzes are also envisaged to identify the crow, the mysterious person who had sent letters to the parents of Grégory Villemin before the murder.
To date, no notable discovery has not, however, been carried out by investigators with these new technologies. But the chamber of instruction of the Dijon Court of Appeal requested, last March, new DNA comparisons. A feasibility study on vocal expertise was also required. For his part, Philippe Astruc underlines the importance of continuing with traditional surveys, in parallel with the use of this expertise and technology.
