the suspect confessed to the murder of the young woman

It’s the end of a disappearance case that has mobilized an entire region. According to several media, including France TV and The mountainthe suspect in the disappearance of Justine Vayrac has confessed to having killed and buried the body of Justine Vayrac near her home, in a wood located in the town of Beynat. He would also have confessed to having raped the young woman before retracting towards the end of his interrogation. At the time of writing this article, his lawyer has not spoken. The young woman disappeared on the night of Saturday October 22 to Sunday October 23, 2022, shortly after 3 a.m. The young student of 20 years, mother of a 2 year old boyhad been seen for the last time leaving a nightclub in Brive-la-Gaillarde (Corrèze).

According to the story of the evening, she then met a man, an acquaintance and got into his car. This man, the last to have seen Justine alive, had therefore been placed in police custody on Tuesday after the discovery of traces of blood found at his home, in his room and in his car. The young woman’s bag had meanwhile been discovered, burned, near the suspect’s house.

The suspect confessed to the murder of Justine Vayrac

Confessions that may help to find the body of the young mother. Until now, the hunts had remained unsuccessful despite a strong mobilization, as recalled by the prosecutor of Corrèze, Emilie Abrantes: “80 gendarmes and police officers searched the area, helped by a tracking dog specializing in finding people. In addition, due to the presence of several bodies of water in the immediate vicinity of the home of the person in custody, several teams of divers are hired to survey the premises. A helicopter and a drone equipped with thermal cameras flew over the area”.

The investigation, which had begun under the procedural regime of the search for missing persons, then turned into an investigation for kidnapping and forcible confinement on Wednesday. This is now a murder investigation.