Listen to Crime story, the news podcast from Le Parisien
On your smartphone or tablet, listen to Crime story and subscribe on:
Résumé. On Thursday April 6, 1972, the body of Brigitte Dewèvre, a 15-year-old teenager, was found on wasteland in the mining town of Bruay-en-Artois (Pas-de-Calais), behind a hedge which separates the workers' housing estates. beautiful bourgeois houses.
Brigitte is the third of 7 children, and her father, Léon Dewèvre, is a miner in one of the last coal deposits in the town. The investigators' suspicions are directed towards Pierre Leroy, 37, who is a notary in Bruay. The affair quickly took on a political dimension. The Proletarian Left, a far-left organization, very present in the city at that time, seized it and tried to make it a symbol of bourgeois oppression.
In Crime story, journalist Clawdia Prolongeau recounts this investigation with Damien Delseny, head of the police-justice department of Le Parisien.
Credits. Editorial direction: Pierre Chausse – Editor-in-chief: Jules Lavie – Writing and voice: Clawdia Prolongeau and Damien Delseny – Production: Clara-Garnier Amouroux, Clara Grouzis and Clémentine Spiler – Production and mixing: Julien Montcouquiol – Music: Audio Network – Archives: INA.
This episode of Crime story was prepared by drawing on the archives of Le Parisien, with the help of our librarians.
The book “The Mystery of Bruay-en-Artois. The Brigitte Dewèvre affair” by Nathalie Gillot published by Presses de la Cité also allowed us to find additional information.
About Crime story. The Crime story podcast tells each week the major criminal cases that have marked recent decades. Published every Saturday, Crime story is presented by journalist Clawdia Prolongeau and her permanent guest, Damien Delseny, head of the police justice department of Le Parisien.
