ORVAULT — 2017 · Murder
The Troadec family case
SolvedSources: CLast updated: 14 October 2026
In February 2017, four members of a family — a mother, father, and their two adult children — disappeared from their home in the town of Orvault, France; the case caused a major stir in France. The investigation revealed that a relative of the family had developed an obsessive belief about a supposed quantity of gold hidden within the family. The defendant confessed to the crime. Tried in 2021, he was sentenced to 30 years in prison.
- Date
- 2017
- Place
- Brittany, France, Orvault, FR
- Category
- Murder
- Case Status
- Solved
- Coordinates
- 47.2700, -1.6200 ↗
Timeline of Events
- 2017The family disappeared (February)
- 2017The defendant was taken into custody and confessed
- 2021Court ruling: 30 years in prison
Sources
- Court Records
- Contemporary Press Archive
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