According to the conclusions of a report in "stylometry", made public by "20 Minutes", the great-aunt of the little boy murdered in 1984, Jacqueline Jacob, would be the author of at least seven of the anonymous letters written by the or the "raven (x)" of the folder.
A new advance in the investigation into the death of Grégory, the child found dead, feet and fists tied, in Vologne, in 1984?
According to information from
20 Minutes
, experts in "stylometry" have returned a report designating Jacqueline Jacob as one of the crows in the case.
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The Swiss experts, who compared the threatening letters received and the writings of several protagonists in the case, even ascribe to Jacqueline Jacob the most incriminating letter: the one claiming the murder of Grégory, sent on October 17, 1984 to Jean-Marie Villemin. .
"I hope you will die of grief (...) here is my revenge", it could be read.
The expertise covered 24 anonymous letters, compared to eleven texts attributed to four suspects: Grégory Bernard Laroche's uncle, his nanny, and the spouses Marcel and Jacqueline Jacob, the little boy's great-aunt and great-uncle.
They have been examined through the prism of "stylometry": not the study of handwriting, but that of turns of phrase, syntax and vocabulary.
At least seven letters attributed to Jacqueline Jacob
According to
20 Minutes
, experts attribute at least seven letters to Jacqueline Jacob, evoking "a highly similar style".
For the rest, the experts identify four other crows, which supports the hypothesis according to which the murder of the little boy could have been perpetrated by a team.
The lawyers of the Villemin couple say they are extremely cautious about the interpretation of this report.
Jacqueline Jacob's advice, Me Berna, is very skeptical: Jean-Marie Villemin's aunt has always denied having sent anonymous letters to Grégory's parents.