a reconstruction organized this Tuesday at the scene of the tragedy in Vendée

The circumstances of his death still remain unclear. Karine Esquivillon, a 54-year-old mother of five, was killed on March 27, 2023 in Maché, Vendée. Her husband, Michel Pialle, who initially spoke of his partner’s voluntary departure, finally confessed to being the author of the murder and was therefore indicted and then placed in pre-trial detention. This Tuesday, he will be taken from his cell to participate in a reconstruction in the couple’s house in the Vendée village, Europe 1 learned, confirming information from BFMTV.

The complex profile of Michel Pialle

This scenario should allow investigators to confront the arguments of Michel Pialle who evokes an accident while the autopsy carried out on the body of Karine Esquivillon revealed, in July 2023, that she had received a bullet in the chest. According to her husband, the shot came “accidentally” from the 22 long rifle that he wanted to photograph in order to put it on sale on the internet. Gendarmes and an investigating judge must also participate in this reconstruction.

Even before Michel Pialle ended up confessing to the murder of Karine Esquivillon, investigators were already exploring the theory of femicide in view of the complex profile of the suspect. Before this affair, he had been convicted nine times for fraud and had displayed extraordinary composure during the initial stages of the investigation. Showing a disconcerting lightness, he assured that he “understood” that suspicion was directed towards him while repeatedly repeating his despair in the face of what he presented, at the time, as a disappearance. Before breaking down, therefore, last June while in police custody.