Overview
- Bardon's lawyers announced a formal bid to reopen the case, asking the Amiens prosecutor for fresh expert tests that use newer DNA methods, genetic genealogy databases, and AI-based voice analysis.
- The defense targets two core pieces of evidence, a 26‑second emergency call with two male voices in the background and multiple DNA traces that have never matched Bardon.
- Investigators previously tied a condom from the scene to Grégory Wiart through familial DNA, and he was later confirmed as the sperm donor after his body was exhumed.
- Courts convicted Bardon in 2019 and upheld the 30‑year sentence in 2021 after witnesses said they recognized his voice on the call, though no scientific proof placed him at the sites.
- A revision in France requires a new fact that could show innocence or raise reasonable doubt, so the request now awaits judicial review and could test how genetic genealogy and AI audio are admitted in court.