Autopsy Finds Elio Darmon Died of Cardiac Failure, Rules Out Foul Play

Overview

• Prosecutors in Lorient said Tuesday that Darmon, found April 1 at his home in Brandérion, died of cardiac failure with no sign of third‑party involvement.
• Darmon’s late testimony in 2022–2023 led investigators to a man who died in 1986 and was flagged as a potential perpetrator in the Boulin case.
• Concern over his safety followed shots fired at his home in August 2025, where four shotgun casings were found and an inquiry was opened.
• Fabienne Boulin-Burgeat praised Darmon as a courageous witness, and her lawyer urged the Versailles prosecutor to send the case to the Nanterre cold‑case unit.
• In September 2024 reporting, Darmon said he overheard SAC figure Pierre Debizet berating men about Boulin being dumped in a Rambouillet pond, a claim that challenged the original 1979 suicide finding.