Three people thought they recognized Xavier Dupont de Ligonnès at the monastery of Montferrand-le-Château in Doubs. The results of the DNA tests established that it was not him.
Wanted for 13 years for the murder of his wife and four children, Xavier Dupont de Ligonnès remains nowhere to be found. After the report of a woman, then of two other people, considering it “possible” that an individual encountered in a convent recently was Xavier Dupont de Ligonnès in the Doubs last March, the DNA taken from cans consumed during a religious gathering was not that of France’s most famous fugitive.
The events took place in a community of Dominican sisters from Béthanie, in Montferrand-le-Château, near Besançon, a few weeks ago, at the beginning of March. One of the members came accompanied by a man named Jean. This famous Jean was suspected of being Xavier Dupont de Ligonnès.
“Jean” would have been hosted for two nights by the participants in the vigil before resuming his journey without identity documents. Four other people present at the vigil and who also saw Jean thought it was not him. An investigation to “research the causes of the disappearance” had been opened. DNA samples from cans drunk by the visitor were analyzed by the Criminal Research Institute of the National Gendarmerie and made it possible to lift the veil on this report.
This new inconclusive lead comes in addition to the thousands of reports already received about the disappearance of a certain Guy Joao, suspected of being Xavier Dupont de Ligonnès and placed in police custody at the time. In reality, Guy Joao had absolutely nothing to do with Xavier Dupont de Ligonnès. He was a retiree living in Yvelines and regularly making trips to Scotland.
