Overview

• Agathe Hilairet, missing since April 10, was found deceased on May 4 in a wooded area south of Vivonne, outside the initial search perimeter.
• The body was discovered by a passerby and officially identified by the Poitiers prosecutor on May 5.
• An initial autopsy failed to determine the cause of death, prompting further forensic analyses, including toxicology and entomology, to establish timing and circumstances.
• A judicial inquiry for kidnapping and sequestration, opened on April 14, remains active with no hypotheses ruled out by investigators.
• The discovery has unsettled the local community, which had been deeply involved in the search, contributing over 100 witness reports.