Michel Fourniret must be heard by the investigating judge on Wednesday as part of the investigation into the disappearance of Estelle Mouzin in 2003, after the revelations of his ex-wife last week. The advocates of the girl's family hope for answers. The serial killer, now 76, seems more cooperative.

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Serial killer Michel Fourniret is to be heard Wednesday by the judge investigating the disappearance of Estelle Mouzin in 2003, who could decide to indict him in this criminal case of 17 years. Nine years old, the girl had disappeared while returning from school in Guermantes, a village in Seine-et-Marne. Last week, Monique Olivier, the former wife of the killer, contradicted the alibi of "Ogre des Ardennes", already convicted for eight murders. Revelations that relaunch the investigation and hope the family. Especially since Michel Fourniret seems more cooperative, according to Corinne Hermann, lawyer of the father of Estelle Mouzin.

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"It was ten years since he was quiet in his cell, he has found peace, he has aged," she says. "He no longer has the same way of addressing the judge's instruction, who also knew how to talk to him, to exchange with him otherwise." The serial killer is now 76 years old.

"The Michel Fourniret of 2019 may surprise you"

During a criminal re-enactment a few weeks ago, the lawyer saw her new cooperation. "We were facing a man who knew very well why he was there, who spoke to us, he played on some points but he was cooperative."

"We believe, especially after the statement of Monique Olivier, and we expect from her additional explanations," adds Corinne Hermann "Michel Fourniret 2019 can surprise you.Now we keep a cool head, we must go further. Our wish is to find Estelle. " Wednesday's hearing, which could lead to the examination of the serial killer, will "clarify" the question of alibi, but also the schedule of Michel Fourniret the day of the facts.