Nicolas Zepeda, 29-year-old Chilean suspected of having killed his ex-girlfriend in 2016 in Besançon (Doubs), the Japanese student Narumi Kurosaki, was questioned on Wednesday on the university campus to "
compare his statements to the reality of the place
", Announced Wednesday, October 21 the parquet floor of Besançon to AFP.
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The suspect was first interviewed by the Besançon examining magistrate, Wednesday morning, from 9:30 am.
Then it was then transported to the Bouloie university campus in Besançon.
The investigating judge, the prosecutor, the suspect's and family's lawyers as well as investigators were present.
"
Narumi's room has still been sealed for 4 years, her parents have not yet requested the return of her personal belongings
," said the prosecutor, Etienne Manteaux.
Nicolas Zepeda "
did not show any emotion
"
Nicolas Zepeda, who “
did not show any emotion
”, maintained his version of the facts, namely that “
he saw Narumi Kurosaki again by chance in Besançon, that they lived a time of intimacy in his room and that he left her in perfect health after more than 24 hours
”.
He claims to be "
in no way linked to his disappearance
", continued the magistrate.
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This "
transport to the scene serves as a reconstruction
" in this murder case without a body and "
without forensic data
", where the suspect "
fiercely denies being linked to the disappearance of Narumi
", he added.
The next "
important acts
" expected to advance in the investigation of the case are the psychological and psychiatric expertise of Nicolas Zepeda, said the prosecutor.
According to investigators, the suspect went to Besançon in early December 2016 to see the young woman.
On the evening of December 4, the day before her disappearance, they returned to Narumi's home together.
That night, several students heard "
howls of terror, cries
", but "
no one notified the police,
" the prosecutor reported.
According to the geolocation of his rental car, the suspect went on December 6, 2016 at dawn to a wooded area east of Dole (Jura) where investigators suspect that he got rid of the body.
A few days earlier, he had bought matches and a 5-liter can of flammable product, according to the investigation.
Despite extensive research, complicated by the onset of a cold and snowy winter, the body was never found.