Overview
- After nearly seven hours of tense exchanges, the investigation chief maintained that a convergent set of indicators points to Cédric Jubillar, citing motive, opportunity and means.
- The defense countered by highlighting unpursued leads, including an alleged December 25 SMS “confession,” limited checks on registered offenders, and questions about the handling of Delphine’s lover.
- Technical testimony on Thursday detailed Delphine’s final 10:55 p.m. message to her partner and characterized the relationship as mutually committed, with her handset dropping offline the next morning.
- Investigators recapped extensive but fruitless searches using drones, divers and canine teams, while the absence of a body continues to frame the case as one built on indirect evidence.
- Cédric Jubillar repeated that he did not kill Delphine and remains in custody since 2021 as additional technical and specialist witnesses are heard this week, with a verdict due October 17.