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DNA From Wine Bottle Yields Breakthrough in Geiss Villa Robbery

Prosecutors say confirmed forensic traces from the wine bottle have given investigators a significant opening to identify the four armed intruders.

Overview

  • Investigators have identified and confirmed several promising forensic leads, centered on DNA recovered from a wine bottle used by one of the robbers.
  • Deputy prosecutor Laurence Barriquand said the probe is progressing rapidly but withheld further details to avoid compromising the case.
  • The Geissens handed over the wine bottle and relayed all public tips to authorities but have received no updates on specific findings.
  • No arrests have been made yet in connection with the mid-June burglary at the Ramatuelle villa that injured Robert and Carmen Geiss.
  • In response to the attack, the couple remains in Saint-Tropez under heightened security measures, including a new alarm system, a three-meter fence, expanded cameras and on-site guards.