Overview

• Hervé Neau, the mayor of Rezé, died by suicide in February 2022 after being harassed with malicious anonymous letters targeting his private life.
• The investigation, initially stalled, was reopened in late 2023, with the Division of Organized and Specialized Crime taking over the case.
• On April 1, 2025, a suspect was arrested under a judicial warrant, marking a breakthrough in the three-year investigation.
• The suspect is believed to be the 'corbeau,' the anonymous individual responsible for the defamatory letters sent to Neau and his entourage.
• Prosecutor Antoine Leroy has stated that a decision on the suspect's custody will be made later today, April 2, 2025.