Overview

• New search operations began on May 26, 2025, in the Rouvray 'cemetery,' targeting the remains of five known victims and potentially Marie-Jeanne Coussin.
• The effort involves 448 military personnel, subaquatic investigators, drone operators, and forensic specialists, with operations expected to last one to two weeks.
• This marks the second search in recent months, following 2024 efforts that uncovered clothing but no new remains.
• The search area has been expanded to a wider perimeter, focusing on new zones deemed relevant by investigators.
• Emile Louis, convicted in 2004 for the murders of seven disabled girls, died in 2013, but questions about additional victims remain unresolved.