Murder of Grégory Villemin

Murder of Grégory Villemin
Victim Grégory Villemin
LocationNear Docelles, Vosges, France
Date16 October 1984 (1984-10-16)
Attack type
Child murder by drowning, kidnapping
VictimGrégory Villemin, aged 4
PerpetratorUnknown
Arrests5
MotiveRevenge against Grégory's father for unclear reasons
ChargesChristine Villemin:
Murder (dropped due to lack of evidence)
LitigationDefamation lawsuit between two individuals involved in the case.

Grégory Villemin (24 August 1980 – 16 October 1984) was a French boy from Lépanges-sur-Vologne, Vosges, who was abducted from his home and murdered at the age of four. His body was found four kilometres (2.5 mi) away in the River Vologne near Docelles. The case became known as the Grégory Case (French: l'Affaire Grégory) and for decades has received public interest and media coverage in France. The murder remains unsolved.

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