Frédéric Mellet would have done without this comparison, but his story resonates a lot with that of another man whose wife has disappeared: Cédric Jubillar. Le Parisien-Today in France devotes a long article to this case that has not been resolved for two years. What are its points in common with that of Chantal Mellet and that of Delphine Jubillar?
In December 2020, Delphine Jubillar, a nurse from Tarn, suddenly disappeared, leaving her loved ones and especially her two children Louis and Elyah without news. For her part, Chantal Mellet, mother of four daughters and goat breeder alongside her husband, also vanished that year, on July 20, 2020 in Joigny, without any explanation beforehand.
As for the Tarnaise, there is no crime scene or confession, which does not prevent the investigators and the justice system from paying particular attention to husbands. The husbands of these two disappeared have been indicted for spousal homicide. Cédric Jubillar is still in pre-trial detention at the Toulouse-Seysses penitentiary center since June 2021, while Frédéric Mellet has been incarcerated since last May.
The marital situation of the two women is also not without similarities. Indeed, Delphine, who was in divorce proceedings from Cédric Jubillar, was planning to settle with her new lover. A lover who seemed to be the opposite of her husband, but whose romantic description has been challenged by the recent statements of his partner at the time. For her part, the Mellet couple was shaken by Chantal’s infidelities and she also wanted to go live with another man. A few days before her disappearance, she had announced to Frédéric that she intended to leave and her relationship with one of the inhabitants of Joigny was known but taboo within the family.
Finally, the personalities of the two men challenge. Cédric Jubillar is described as a provocative and egocentric man by his entourage like those who rubbed shoulders with him in prison. For his part, Frédéric Mellet did not hide his outspokenness in front of the gendarmes. “Do you think that 22 months later I remember what I was doing or if I was in the toilet“, was able to say the 54-year-old father bluntly, according to the daily. Two men behind bars who deny any involvement since the start of the investigations. As for violent behavior, they have been accused by their relatives of insults , but each denies any domestic violence.
However, the commonalities end there, each case having its particularities and its own history. Frédéric Mellet, a hard worker, is seen as a simple man, involved in his family and is supported by his four daughters, while Cédric Jubillar has been singled out for his lack of investment in the home, his consumption of cannabis and his addiction. to online games. Whatever their profile, investigations are still ongoing.
Cédric Jubillar and Frédéric Mellet remain presumed innocent of the charges against them until the final judgment of these cases.