“This march is even sadder than all the others.
The wind, the rain and the cold did not dissuade the most motivated to once again accompany Éric Mouzin to walk for his little Estelle, while investigators have never been so close to finding the body of the missing girl in Guermantes (Seine-et-Marne), January 9, 2003. This is the 19th consecutive year that the march in his memory has taken place.
In this gloomy weather, they were only about fifty, this Saturday afternoon.
But they were still there.
"We will march against all odds", warned Éric Mouzin before the start.
Against and against the legal failures of an investigation that has lasted too long, against and against the mystery of the place where serial killer Michel Fourniret, who died on May 10, 2021, buried the body of the little victim.
Upside down and against, finally, the game of cat and mouse that Monique Olivier has played since the death of her husband, keeping her secrets, despite the multiple searches, but for the moment unsuccessful, investigators in the woods near the house of the killer in the Ardennes.
Request for the creation of a pole of specialized judges
“We expect a lot from the study of the couple's telephony, also indicates Éric Mouzin before the start of the march.
As for Estelle's DNA found in Fourniret's house, it demonstrates its presence at home.
"And to hammer home his wish to see the creation of a pole of judges specializing in" cold cases "(" frozen cases ").
In the ranks of the Estelle Mouzin association, there is therefore no longer any doubt today about the involvement of this devilish couple in the disappearance of the girl on January 9, 2003. Estelle's dad bets today. hui much on the creation of a pole "Cold Case" within the justice, whose legal framework has just been promulgated.
“We have been saying for over 15 years that we need a body of specialized judges for this kind of investigation. However, this does exist in other European countries, ”explains Éric Mouzin, who wrote on the subject to Minister of Justice Éric Dupond-Moretti just a few days ago. He regrets that we still have to wait until Wednesday 12 January to hear the announcements of the Minister of Justice on the subject. “It's incomprehensible,” he said. However, it is the Keeper of the Seals who must drive the improvement of justice. "
In the ranks of the participants, there is still a glimmer of hope. "It's been 19 years since Estelle disappeared," comments Philippe, one of them. We had a good judge (
Editor's note Sabine Khéris
) who has made good progress in the case in recent years. We would now like to find Estelle, to mourn. It's really important. The fact that the judge is leaving is not great news for us, the association and Mr. Mouzin. But we still hope to find competent people. We are betting on the Minister of Justice. We feel that we are on the verge of having the conclusion of this affair. "
“Taking part in this walk has become a ritual for the dad who never gave up.
We are there to show solidarity in his fight.
Today, Fourniret is no longer there.
In terms of truth, now it's completely blocked.
It leaves an aftertaste in the mouth, ”assure Daniel and Michel, two neighbors of the tree planted in memory of the girl.
