26 cases · 1634–2020
France: true crime and tragedy cases
26 documented cases across 20 cities in France. Sourced, with timelines, on the map.
Category mix
Murder 7Missing Person 3Unsolved Case 2Serial Murder 4Suspicious Death 1Major Tragedy 9
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Cases
Tarn, France, Cagnac-les-Mines · 2020 · Missing Person · SolvedDisappearance of Delphine Jubillar›Brittany, France, Orvault · 2017 · Murder · SolvedThe Troadec family case›Haute-Saône, France, Gray · 2017 · Murder · SolvedMurder of Alexia Daval›Île-de-France, France, Paris · 2015 · Major Tragedy · SolvedThe 13 November Paris Attacks›Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France, Prads-Haute-Bléone · 2015 · Major Tragedy · ClosedGermanwings Flight 9525›11th arrondissement, France, Paris · 2015 · Major Tragedy · ClosedThe Charlie Hebdo Attack›Haute-Savoie, France, Chevaline · 2012 · Unsolved Case · Under InvestigationThe Chevaline Killings›Loire-Atlantique, France, Nantes · 2011 · Murder · Under InvestigationThe Nantes Family Murders›Val-d'Oise, France, Gonesse · 2000 · Major Tragedy · ClosedConcorde Crash›Pont de l'Alma Tunnel, France, Paris · 1997 · Major Tragedy · SolvedDiana, Princess of Wales — The Paris Crash›Alsace, France, Barr · 1992 · Major Tragedy · ClosedMont Sainte-Odile Air Crash›Corsica, France, Furiani · 1992 · Major Tragedy · ClosedFuriani Stadium Disaster›East Paris, France, Paris · 1991 · Serial Murder · SolvedThe "East Paris Killer" Case›Alpes-Maritimes, France, Mougins · 1991 · Murder · Closed"Omar m'a tuer" — The Ghislaine Marchal Case›Marne, France, Mourmelon-le-Grand · 1980 · Missing Person · UnsolvedThe Missing Soldiers of Mourmelon›Yvelines, France, Saint-Léger-en-Yvelines · 1979 · Suspicious Death · Under InvestigationThe Death of Minister Robert Boulin›Alpes-Maritimes, France, Nice · 1977 · Missing Person · SolvedDisappearance of Agnès Le Roux›Yonne, France, Auxerre · 1977 · Serial Murder · SolvedThe Missing Young Women of the Yonne›Isère, France, Saint-Laurent-du-Pont · 1970 · Major Tragedy · ClosedClub Cinq-Sept Fire›Circuit de la Sarthe, France, Le Mans · 1955 · Major Tragedy · ClosedThe 1955 Le Mans Disaster›Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France, Lurs · 1952 · Murder · ClosedThe Dominici Affair›Rue Le Sueur, Paris · 1944 · Serial Murder · SolvedMarcel Petiot case›Sarthe, France, Le Mans · 1933 · Murder · SolvedThe Papin Sisters Case›Finistère, France, Morlaix · 1923 · Murder · ClosedThe Seznec Affair›Gambais, France, Paris · 1915 · Serial Murder · SolvedThe Henri Landru case›Poitou, Loudun · 1634 · Unsolved Case · SolvedThe Loudun possessions›