US EditionRape in Poitiers in 2015: the Suspect Identified Thanks to genealogy...
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The use of genetic genealogy, still prohibited in France, enabled the suspect to be traced back. In 2015, the investigation failed to identify the culprit despite the discovery of DNA at the crime scene.
On Thursday, 11 December, the Nanterre Public Prosecutor's Office reported that the suspect, a minor at the time of the incident, "recognized to be the perpetrator" of violence and rape on a jogger in June 2015 in Poitiers. According to our information, the 28-year-old man would be married and would live near Tours (Indre-et-Loire).
The 28-year-old, accused of being the perpetrator of rape in 2015, "recognized" the facts and was placed in "temporary detention".
The 28-year-old man arrested on Tuesday 9 December for a rape and attempted murder in Poitiers acknowledged the facts in front of the police. Identified by a research in the United States by genetic genealogy, he was presented this Thursday at the "cold cases" pole of the Nanterre court.
Jogger Raped in Poitiers: Ten Years Later, a Man Identified Through Genetic Genealogy and Imprisoned
Ten years after the assault and rape of a jogger in Poitiers (Vienne), a 28-year-old man has been identified thanks to DNA analysis carried out in the United States. Charged with the crime, he confessed and was placed in pretrial detention. […]
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