Overview
- The Gendarmerie on La Réunion, which issued a public call on Sunday, May 3, says people have already come forward and interviews are starting.
- The appeal seeks information on three women who vanished in the island’s west between 1984 and 1993: Marie‑Françoise Bomel, Nadia Hoarau, and Blandine (Michèle) Maillot.
- A judge at the national cold‑case center in Nanterre reopened the files because disappearances in France have no time limit for prosecution.
- Investigators are examining all hypotheses and have run new digs using teams with ground‑penetrating radar to search for possible burial sites.
- Families, backed by lawyer Corinne Herrmann, pushed for the transfer in 2023 and say the fresh contacts give them renewed hope.