Death of Michel Fourniret: what happens to untried cases?

Died in the afternoon, Michel Fourniret leaves behind him many unanswered cases. The best known remains the Estelle Mouzin affair, for which umpteenth excavations had taken place in recent weeks.

Hospitalized since April 28, the so-called "Ogre of the Ardennes" died at the age of 79. He had committed at least eleven murders and had been convicted for eight of them. By his death, Michel Fourniret carries in his grave many secrets that he himself had probably forgotten due to his memory problems.

The case of Estelle Mouzin, forever resolved

In recent weeks, new excavations had been organized to try to find the body of little Estelle Mouzin, who disappeared in 2003. This time, the excavations had taken place in the forest which surrounds the castle of Sautou in the Ardennes, former home of the murderer. He had assured that the body "could" be buried there.

Michel Fourniret had admitted his responsibility in the murder. His companion Monique Olivier had also recognized, on April 1, his role in the kidnapping of the child. She had also assured the investigating judge that she had let her husband bury his victim in the woods. However, the excavations at the end of April unfortunately failed to find the body of Estelle Mouzin.

He will never be judged

He was sentenced twice to life for the murders of eight teenage girls and young women. Unfortunately, he will never be judged for the disappearance of Estelle Mouzin in 2003, the murder of Lydie Logé in 1993 as well as that of Joanna Parrish in 1990 and Marie-Angèle Domèce in 1988. All these murders, of which he himself even admitted to being the author. But the death of the serial killer does not call into question the trial for the Estelle Mouzin case. The lawyer for the victim's father had assured “This trial will be held without him. But with Monique Olivier, alone, in the dock. » on 20 minutes.

Michel Fourniret died today and many families will never know where the victims are buried. He was only convicted and convicted in 8 of his 11 murders. But the Ogre of the Ardennes let it be understood that he committed many more "I had to hunt at least two virgins a year".

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