His lawyer told the Associated Press that he now faces renewed questioning by an investigating magistrate who specializes in so-called cold cases β those that have proved particularly hard to resolve. The rape and murder cases date back to the s.
One involves Sophie Narme, a real estate agent who was killed in Paris on Dec. The other is the attempted armed rape of another real estate agent in the Paris suburb of Villeparisis on May 11, Perhaps someone else committed the crime on Sophie Narme. The two cases were grouped together into one investigation in September that was taken over by the specialized unit for cold cases and serial crimes. It works out of the Paris suburb of Nanterre.
She noted that he had previously been questioned in and had acknowledged having been in contact with the real estate agent in the case, but not with Sophie Narme. The lawyer said police found traces of his DNA at the scene of their meeting. She described his conditions in solitary confinement, and said he has not been allowed visitors since He is not complaining β he knows it was imposed on him based on the nature of the facts.
He rendered her unconscious by lacing her food and drink with drugs and invited other men he met online to rape her. Garriga and Leicester write for the Associated Press. Leicester reported from Le Pecq, France. Alex Turnbull in Nanterre contributed to this report. The most important California stories and recommendations in your inbox every morning. You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times. De Los. Times Everywhere. For Subscribers. All Sections. LA Times Studios.
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