19 months after the disappearance of little Emile, in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, his funeral will take place in the Var, in Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume, on February 8, 2025.
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A symbolic date. The funeral of little Emile Soleil, whose trace was lost in July 2023 in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, will take place 19 months to the day after his disappearance, i.e. on February 8. They will take place in the Sainte-Marie-Madeleine basilica in Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume, in the Var, the town hall of the town told France Bleu Provence, confirming information from BFM DICI.
The Basilica of Sainte-Marie-Madeleine is known to be “the third tomb of Christianity”. It houses the relics of Mary Magdalene, disciple of Jesus. His presumed skull is displayed in a reliquary within the basilica.
A public religious ceremony is planned, followed by burial, “in the strictest family privacy”at the cemetery of the hamlet of Haut-Vernet, in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, reports BFM DICI. The village near which little Emile disappeared, in the middle of summer 2023.
The town hall of Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume indicates that security measures will be taken in anticipation of the large crowd expected for his funeral on the morning of February 8.
Despite the discovery of the bones and his clothes, the mystery remains around the disappearance of little Emile, more than a year and a half after July 8, 2023, when the little boy was seen for the last time. In September, theThe investigating magistrates of Aix-en-Provence received the report of additional expertise based on traces of DNA taken from the bones.
According to information from RTL, two partial traces of human DNA were found, unknown and foreign to that of Emile and that of his family. Minimal traces, which could come from contamination during the handling of bones and clothing, our colleagues report. It is therefore difficult to see this as progress in the investigation.
As a reminder, Emile disappeared on Saturday July 8, 2023. Aged two and a half, he escaped the surveillance of his grandparents in Le Vernet, where he was on vacation. Her family lives in La Bouilladisse, in Bouches-du-Rhône.
