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Émile Case: Family Lawyer Seeks Fresh Searches and Wider DNA Testing on Funeral Anniversary

The family's lawyer argues investigators overlooked non-family leads, urging DNA sampling and new site work guided by biotope analyses.

Overview

  • Appearing on LCI, lawyer Isabelle Colombani called for new searches, perquisitions and confrontations to relaunch the stalled investigation.
  • She requested DNA collection from everyone who approached the child on the day he vanished, noting two non-family DNA profiles were found on his T-shirt.
  • Citing soil, flora, insect and broader biotope reports, she pressed for targeted sweeps of barns, hangars and agricultural sites near Haut-Vernet.
  • Colombani said early efforts focused heavily on the family and that some witness interviews were not sufficiently in-depth or cross-checked.
  • The case remains open with no charges, as prior custody of the grandparents and two adult children ended after 48 hours and experts reported violent facial trauma suggesting likely third-party involvement.