A church, two delicatessens, a driving school, a kindergarten… Vernou-sur-Brenne (Indre-et-Loire) is a quiet, rather pretty village in Touraine, planted in the middle of the Vouvray hillsides where vines grow as far as the eye can see. seen.
At its exit, on the heights near the cemetery, the place called Bois-du-Pavillon nevertheless shelters the memory of a terrible crime that marked the memories. On August 9, 2004, a couple was found murdered: Robert Drouvin, 84, was very violently hit in the face with a ” blunt object “ which is reminiscent of a hammer, then his body was hidden under a tarp in front of his house. His companion, Marianne Kubala, 83, is found further away, face down, panties down, dead “of suffocation linked to intense stress”, explains his family lawyer, Mr.e Xavier Brunet, who adds that the old lady “was probably raped post mortem”. The investigation will last until 2012, but will not succeed and will be closed by the prosecutor of Tours.
This issue is resurfacing today thanks to the creation of the pole cold box of the Nanterre court. This structure will celebrate its 1 year of existence on March 24, during a day of colloquium at the University of Paris-Nanterre. Led by three investigating judges with an exemplary reputation – Sabine Khéris, Nathalie Turquey and Emmanuelle Ducos – the brand new system is responsible for resuming stalled investigations.
Corinne Herrmann, who defends ten families whose cases have been “lifts” at the pole, recounts his fight for years for the creation of such a service: “It’s cases like that of Estelle Mouzin, backgrounds like that of Michel Fourniret or Nordahl Lelandais that have made its creation essential. »
“It is cases like that of Estelle Mouzin, career paths like that of Michel Fourniret or Nordahl Lelandais that have made creation [du pôle] essestial. » Corinne Herrmann, lawyer
In the building of the courthouse in Nanterre, a space of 355 square meters has been specially renovated to accommodate the small team, and a new room, intended to store seals, is “almost ready”. “The center centralizes the best knowledge and the most cutting-edge techniques, which will allow us to move forward more quickly. But it’s not always the technique that brings out the elements. For some families, hope is the only weapon left, and this pole is a great hope, yes…”, continues the lawyer.
Already 77 procedures are in progress, out of the 222 that the magistrates have identified throughout France that may fall within the competences of the structure: “the non-elucidation, the possibility of a seriality and/or the complexity of the case, as well as the vulnerability of the victims”. “We are refining our critical spirit, and rereading the files should allow us to establish a real criminal memory”, explains the Nanterre prosecutor, Pascal Prache.
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