Overview

• Prosecutor Renaud Gaudeul has opened a preliminary investigation for “violences volontaires” by Bertrand Cantat in his ex-wife’s death
• Kristina Rady was found hanged in her Bordeaux home on January 10, 2010, after four later inquiries were all closed without follow-up
• The Netflix series “Le cas Cantat,” released in March 2025, presented medical files and anonymous nurse testimony that were not in earlier case files
• A distressing voicemail left by Rady six months before her death described physical abuse including a fractured elbow and broken glasses
• Investigators are now gathering fresh witness statements and examining undisclosed evidence to determine if Cantat’s conduct was criminally violent