La Bouilladisse, in Bouches-du-Rhône, has to come to terms with the death of Émile. While waiting for clear answers, local residents deplore “the gray areas” of the matter.

“I knew Émile and his parents well, but I can’t talk more about them,” says a baker. The little boy disappeared on July 8 while spending his vacation in the family hamlet in La BouillAdisse.