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Murder of jogger Caroline Marcel: 15 years later, a 34-year-old man arrested in Ariège
Murder of jogger Caroline Marcel: 15 years later, a 34-year-old man arrested in Ariège – (franceinfo)
On June 23, 2008, Caroline Marcel, a 45-year-old mother, was found dead in the Loiret when she had gone jogging the day before. Tuesday January 16, a 34-year-old man was arrested in Ariège. His DNA would have been recorded during the investigation carried out 15 years ago.
It is in the premises of the judicial police of Toulouse (Haute-Garonne) that the investigation service of the regional judicial police service of Orléans (Loiret) attempts to take a decisive step in the case Caroline Marcel. The man arrested on Tuesday January 16 in Ariège is 34 years old, and his DNA would have been recorded during the investigation carried out fifteen years ago in the town of Olivet (Loiret). The man was then 18 years old, and worked as a landscaper in the Orléans metropolitan area.
The man currently denies any involvement
On June 23, 2008, the body of Caroline Marcel is found in the Loiret river. The previous evening, this 45-year-old mother was part Jogging. She is found the next morning by students from a class who have come to have a picnic with the teacher. Quickly, the theory of murder preceded by rape was confirmed. In June 2022, the investigation ended up being transferred to the cold hut of Nanterre (Hauts-de-Seine). The man arrested in Ariège will be presented to an investigating judge on Friday. He currently denies any involvement in the murder of Caroline Marcel.
