For more than ten days, the gendarmes, supported by several army services, have been tirelessly combing and digging the land of Cagnac-les-Mines (Tarn) and the surrounding area in search of the body of Delphine Jubillar.
But the countryside is vast and the forest thick.
For the investigators, the task is all the more difficult since they cannot count on the cooperation of Cédric Jubillar, who is still considered the main suspect in the disappearance of his wife on the night of December 15 to 16, 2020.
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The gendarmes would however have managed to get their hands on the GPS data of Cédric Jubillar's phone via his Google account - for which he had so far refused to give the password -, according to information from the
Parisian
revealed this Saturday, January 29.
A significant new resource since all Android smartphones equipped with the Google Maps application can record the GPS data of their users.
"
This GPS data is important for two reasons.
Firstly because Cédric Jubillar is described as a man who knows all the corners of Cagnac-les-Mines by heart, accustomed to exploring them with his dogs.
Then because the same is also known as a compulsive user of his phone, unable to separate himself from his device for long to play video games or surf on dating sites
, ”explains
Le Parisien
.
An area explored in the coming days
During one of his first hearings in December 2020, Delphine Jubillar's husband caused his Google account to be blocked by repeatedly telling investigators an incorrect answer to the security question to find a new password. A behavior which had not failed at the time to intrigue the gendarmes. Since then, the investigating judges have made “
a request for international assistance
” from the American judicial authorities, as
Le Parisien
explains . The latter would have responded favorably and transmitted the precious GPS data for the period from August to December 2020.“
The area near the Saint-Dalmaze cemetery and the photovoltaic park comes up insistently in this jumble of digital data
“, further details
Le Parisien.
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An area that should be explored in the coming days with metal detectors, geo radars and in the presence of specialized dogs.
Cédric Jubillar, meanwhile, is still indicted and imprisoned for “murder by spouse”.
All his requests for release have been denied so far.