![Dans cet immeuble, la femme et les quatre enfants de Xavier Dupont de Ligonnès ont été tués en avril 2011. Le Nantais est le principal suspect dans cette affaire. [JEAN-SEBASTIEN EVRARD / AFP]](/cdn-cgi/image/onerror=redirect,width=640,height=640,format=webp/https://storage.googleapis.com/uploads.mongoosehq.com/url/media/117413993/c5363cf5d0af5d1ee42f9b79e5a1220d005374f1f019d07ba024c9fc71c0b70a)
Overview
- The Brewster County Sheriff's Office, which posted a Facebook appeal Wednesday, asked for information on the French fugitive and cited an unverified 2020 sighting with a black Labrador in south Brewster County.
- Sheriff Ronny Dodson said the post drew several dozen calls and emails, including a woman who reported meeting a tall man with a French accent and a black lab in 2020, yet nothing has been confirmed.
- Nantes prosecutor Antoine Leroy said French authorities, including the investigating judge, were not told about the Texan appeal before it went online.
- The outreach aligns with a push by retired French officer Gilles Galloux, who published a book arguing the suspect is alive and traveled to Texas to pursue U.S. leads.
- French investigators say they have found no verified trace of Dupont de Ligonnès since 2011, and a long trail of unproven global sightings, including a mistaken arrest in 2019, shows how often tips fail to pan out.