Suspect Detained in 2000 Murder of Ginette Naime in Var
Nearly 25 years after Ginette Naime was fatally stabbed, a suspect has been taken into custody following renewed investigations by French authorities.
- Ginette Naime, a 46-year-old auxiliary caregiver, was found stabbed to death on April 13, 2000, on a hiking trail in Ollioules, Var.
- French authorities reopened the cold case in 2022, leading to a preliminary investigation in 2023 and a public call for witnesses in June 2024.
- A male suspect was apprehended in Toulon on January 14, 2025, based on new technical evidence and investigative efforts by the Office for the Repression of Violence Against Persons (OCRVP).
- Witness accounts from 2000 described a man fleeing the scene and suspicious behavior near Naime shortly before her death, including surveillance during her bank withdrawals.
- This development marks a significant step in resolving a decades-long unsolved case handled by the Nanterre cold-case division.
Ouest-France 
Le Figaro 