Thirty years after the disappearance of Lydie Logé, a major breakthrough could finally shed light on this dark matter. According to information from RTL, Monique Olivier, the ex-wife of Michel Fourniret, recently confessed to having actively participated in the kidnapping and murder of the 29-year-old young woman, who disappeared on December 18, 1993 near Alençon. These confessions, obtained last May during an interrogation led by judge Sabine Khéris, mark a decisive turning point in an investigation which had stagnated for years.
That day, Lydie Logé was returning from her Christmas shopping in Argentan when she was kidnapped by the criminal couple near her home, located in the isolated village of Saint-Christophe-le-Jajolet. Monique Olivier revealed that Michel Fourniret had tried to rape the young woman, but his inability to take the act led him to strangle her. These statements partly confirm the words of the serial killer, who admitted his role in this affair in 2019 by telling investigators: “ I only see myself for having ended his life journey. »
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At the time, Lydie Logé was the mother of a 7-year-old boy, entrusted to his father on the day of his disappearance. This broken family never found any trace of the young woman, and her body remains undiscovered, despite decades of searching. The confessions of Monique Olivier, sentenced to life imprisonment, come in a context where material evidence had already rekindled suspicions against the couple. In 2016, Lydie Logé’s DNA was identified on a floor mat from Michel Fourniret’s vehicle, sealed since 2003. But until now, no precise location of the body could be obtained.
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Now the investigation appears to be progressing. Monique Olivier, aged 74, gave detailed information on how the events unfolded and confirmed her participation in hiding the body. A judicial transport to the scene of the crime is planned this week, in the presence of the investigating judge and Monique Olivier, in order to try to find the body of the victim. This operation could take place over several days, and hope is reborn among Lydie’s loved ones. “ These confessions are important, but they are not enough. The family is especially waiting for Monique Olivier to finally reveal where Lydie’s body is, so that real mourning can begin. », Explains Me Corinne Hermann, lawyer for the Logé family.
-Revelations that sound like hope
Michel Fourniret, nicknamed “the Ogre of the Ardennes”, was indicted in 2020 for “kidnapping and sequestration followed by death” in this case, before dying in 2021. Monique Olivier, already sentenced to life imprisonment for eleven murders or complicity, was indicted in 2021 for complicity in the Logé affair. His recent statements now make a trial highly likely.
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These revelations bring a glimmer of hope in an investigation marked by decades of frustration and pain for those close to Lydie Logé. As new excavations prepare to begin, the family hopes to finally obtain answers and be able to offer a dignified burial to the young woman.
