It's a cold-case that has lasted for almost 30 years.
Nadège Desnoix, 17, was found larded from several stab wounds on May 24, 1994 in Château-Thierry, in the Aisne, on the edge of a path near the Jules Verne technical school where she was a student in the first.
Since then, the investigation seemed to have stalled, despite suspicions concerning the involvement of Michel Fourniret in this sordid murder.
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It is therefore against all expectations that a suspect was arrested Tuesday, November 30 because his DNA, recently identified in a case of domestic violence, corresponds to that found at the scene of the murder of this high school student, learned Wednesday from a source close to the AFP investigation, confirming information from the
Parisian
.
Similarities to DNA found at the crime scene
The suspect, a fifty-something "
very unfavorably known
" for acts of violence, was arrested "
in the north-east of France
" then placed in police custody to be interviewed by investigators from the Central Office for the Repression of violence to persons (OCRVP) and the Creil judicial police, responsible for investigations, said the same source.
Asked by AFP, the Soissons prosecutor's office did not wish to react.
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The DNA of this man, recently indicted for domestic violence, was added to the National Automated DNA File (Fnaeg) and "
matched
" with unknown DNA found at the crime scene, according to the source close to the investigation. According to
Le Parisien
, the man was already known for kidnapping minors and had been included in the file of sex offenders (Fijais). Contacted by
Le Figaro
, the OCRVP declined to comment on this affair.
The victim, who showed signs of strangulation, had not suffered sexual violence, according to the autopsy carried out after the fact.
Living about fifteen kilometers from the school, she had taken a bus very early in the morning to attend classes which started at noon.