Retired couple from Roubaix disappeared: tragic conclusion, the body of the second victim found

It had been a month since the relatives of Marie-France Dumortier and Richard Di Gennaro were looking for them. But now, on Wednesday, February 8, 2023, the bodies of the two pensioners were found unconscious. Investigators found the couple’s car in a waterhole. Inside, a first body was discovered inside the passenger compartment. According to information from TF1-LCI, a second body was also found by divers on site, who carried out further searches.

Since January 1, the couple had given no sign of life after spending the end-of-year holidays with relatives. The retirees then left around 6 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. from the town of Maireux, near Maubeuge, to return to their home, located in Roubaix. But they never returned home. The disappearance of the couple was then reported on January 5 by their relatives. Investigators then called for witnesses. Phone calls were made to investigators. “That a couple, but also his car disappear, without being found for so long, is, to my knowledge, unprecedented”, declared Carole Etienne at the beginning of February in The voice of the North.

The investigation continues

The magistrate also stated that “the latest mobile tracking elements make it possible to locate the couple’s vehicle the same day in Marly at 7:09 p.m. “, near Valenciennes. It now remains to be seen whether their vehicle was deliberately pushed into the water or whether the couple was the victim of an accident. The investigation is continuing to highlight the gray areas still present. The relatives of the retired couple will be able to begin to mourn.