Overview
- Jacqueline Jacob, 81, voluntarily appeared on October 24 before the appeals court in Dijon and was placed under formal investigation after a hearing of under two hours.
- She faces a charge of association de malfaiteurs linked to the preparation of crimes including the kidnapping and murder of Grégory Villemin, a status that signals serious suspicion but not a conviction.
- Jacob denied any role in the anonymous letters or calls, telling the judge, “I have never written a letter, I have never phoned. Never to anyone.”
- Reporting cites a 2021 forensic analysis that suggested a link between the ‘corbeau’ communications and Jacob, while she disputes claims that her voice or laugh appears in recordings.
- Investigators continue probing the 1984 killing of four-year-old Grégory, found bound in the Vologne, with authorities suspecting Jacob acted as the principal ‘corbeau’ during the family-targeted harassment.