a suspect in police custody 15 years later

Almost sixteen years after the discovery of Caroline Marcel’s body in the Loiret, a man was arrested. This suspect aged 34 years old is in police custody in Toulouse in Haute-Garonne, heard as part of the investigation into the murder of the jogger, franceinfo learned Thursday January 18 from a source close to the case, confirming information from BFMTV. Caroline Marcel was found dead in Olivet, near Loiret in 2008. This man was arrested on Tuesday

The case is being investigated by the Cold Case center in Nanterre, in Hauts-de-Seine. The body of Caroline Marcel was discovered with a swollen face and showing traces of blows. She had been strangled.

The suspect is presented Thursday to a judge of freedoms and detention in Toulouse, with a view to his transfer to Nanterre, the Nanterre prosecutor’s office told franceinfo.