“He didn’t say hello anymore”: the neighbor of the main suspect in the Lina case testifies after the new revelations

It was on this road that Lina was last seen a year ago. The teenager, on her way to the station, got into a car that was later found. This Thursday, the prosecutor brought new evidence about this vehicle.We find in the trunk of the car two ropes. On one of these ropes, we find Lina’s DNA and also Samuel Gonin’s DNA. Which tends to demonstrate that at one time or another, Lina was tied up.“, says Alexandre Chevrier.

Samuel Gonin, 43, is the driver of this car, which was identified at the scene, thanks in particular to a resident’s video surveillance cameras. Why would he have attacked Lina? The main suspect could not be questioned. He committed suicide last July at home, without knowing that his car was being analyzed.

“He used to say hello. He was the right guy, you know!”

In recent months, his neighbor did not recognize him.Before, he said hello. He was the good guy, you know! He worked well. Since he came back, in January, we saw that he had changed, he didn’t say hello anymore, he lowered his head“What happened the day Lina crossed his path? Where is she? The prosecutor has not yet answered these questions.

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Wendy, her best friend, often watches their videos taken together and listens to her voice. Lina had sent her this voice message just before her disappearance: “I leave home around 11:10. I have to walk“. This will be one of the last signs of life from her friend. “JI feel empty because a part of me is missing. Lina was like my sister and I miss Lina“, she confides. In an attempt to find the teenager, the police are retracing Samuel Gonin’s route using data from his car. This summer, searches were carried out without result. Further searches are planned by the investigators.