The suspect has been arrested in the past, but police are now investigating “inconsistencies in his original testimony and checking his alibi,” according to the source. The suspect lives in Lyon and the search of his home and property continues.
British businessman Saad al-Healy, 50, his wife Iqbal, 47, and his mother-in-law Suhila al-Alaf, 74, were shot while trying to escape the scene in their BMW car on September 5, 2012. French cyclist Sylvan Mulier, son 45, also died in the bloodbath, having been shot seven times from zero range.
The couple’s daughter, four-year-old Xena, hid on the floor of the vehicle and was not injured, while her sister, seven-year-old Zinab, was shot and injured, but managed to recover.
Despite an investigation conducted around the world, the killer or gang responsible for the crime was never caught, and the French were perceived as guilty of seeing the case as “unsolvable”.
In the shadow of the allegations, Lane Bonnet-Matis, Annecy’s prosecutor, confirmed that the investigation is still very active. She said, “The Blaine case is still pending. Preserving the physical evidence is our top priority.”
The prosecutor confirmed that forensic officers from the Chamber of Deputies in the Chamber had returned to the scene. Earlier in 2021, detectives said they were investigating a possible link between the incident and a gang of murderers based in Paris.
Gun bullets found in the home of one of the gang members, a former police intelligence officer, had the same caliber as the bullets fired by the gun. Luger PO6 The ancient man who killed the al-Hili family.
If the gang was involved in the murder, it is more likely that Mr. Moliere was the main target, investigators believe. Moliere was a welder in a subsidiary of the Nuclear Power Group Areva, But it is more likely that the tensions in his personal life provided a motive for his murder.
French investigators have examined further explanations for the murder, from Al Healy’s previous life in Iraq, including potential financial ties to the late dictator Saddam Hussein, to allegations that the “lone wolf” psychopath was responsible for a random attack. At the same time, none of the many theories surrounding the so-called “Alps murders” have been accepted and so far no criminal indictments have been filed.
Al-Healy’s brother, Zaid, told the Sun in response that he was a little surprised by the arrest. He attacked the French inquiry: “I hope it’s the end, but we’ve had so many ‘red herrings’ (distractions from the inquiry) over the last few years. The French inquiry was not the best, and now I think they just want to show that they are still working For that, but it’s a little too late. ”