Six months after the discovery of bones belonging to little Émile, the investigation continues. A trace of DNA would have caught the attention of investigators, even if the trail remains fragile.
More than a year after the disappearance of little Émile, 2 and a half years old, in the hamlet of Haut-Vernet, the circumstances of the boy’s death remain to be clarified. To date, around fifteen investigators continue to cross-check the elements. One of the latest advances in the investigation? The expert report carried out on the child’s bones and clothing was delivered at the end of September. If we still don’t know what it contains, BFMDHERE relays this Wednesday, October 9 that a lot of work on DNA would currently occupy the investigators and more particularly the discovery of DNA foreign to that of Émile’s family found during these analyzes on Émile’s bones and clothing.
If the public prosecutor prefers “neither to confirm nor to deny”, a source explains to BFM D’ICI that the investigators will, among other things, have to “take the DNA of other people and make comparisons” to determine whether this trail leads somewhere. However, the discovery of this famous DNA trace should be taken with caution. Was DNA found in significant quantities? Could this be a “contact”? Or a simple “transfer”? “You have to be very careful, because DNA is very volatile,” warns General François Daoust, former boss of the National Gendarmerie Research Institute, interviewed by BFM D’ICI.
And for good reason, DNA can be deposited on clothing or a bone by a person who touches it, but also by a transfer. “I shake someone’s hand, I leave them my DNA. This person touches the object and will not leave their DNA but mine”, explains General François Daoust for whom “chance contamination” cannot do this. stage not be excluded. Caution therefore remains in order. The authorities indicate for their part that communication will be made in due time.