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Old news story: family in France who were killed

  • 13-07-2017 10:14pm
    #1
    tea and coffee
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    A few (?) years ago there was a story of a family on holidays in France who were all killed while out cycling or possibly discovered by a cyclist.
    Was there ever a motive discovered for the murder?


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  • #2
    Roger Mellie Man on the Telly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,102 ✭✭✭Roger Mellie Man on the Telly


    I have no idea, but I'd like to know too.


  • #3
    mikeybrennan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 869 ✭✭✭mikeybrennan


    The Iraqi man ,family members and a witness?


  • #4
    Tigger
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    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annecy_shootings


  • #5
    bear1
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    You're talking about the family from Iraq who drove down to the south of France.
    Got shot dead in said car except for the kids who hid under their dead parents.
    Another cyclist was shot dead also.
    Brother of the father had been suspected but no arrests as far as I remember.


  • #6
    mikeybrennan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 869 ✭✭✭mikeybrennan


    Tigger wrote: »
    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annecy_shootings
    Just noticed that the cyclist and the father both worked in the nuclear industry?

    Is that a coincidence or were they meeting


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  • #7
    Tigger
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    mikeybrennan wrote: »
    Just noticed that the cyclist and the father both worked in the nuclear industry?

    Is that a coincidence or were they meeting

    http://www.gq.com/story/alps-murder-chevaline-cyclist-mollier


  • #8
    mikeybrennan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 869 ✭✭✭mikeybrennan


    Sounds like a government hit?


  • #9
    Skylinehead
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    mikeybrennan wrote: »
    Sounds like a government hit?

    With a Luger? Wouldn't they use something a bit more....assassin-like?


  • #10
    Old Perry
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    tea and coffee wrote: »
    A few (?) years ago there was a story of a family on holidays in France who were all killed while out cycling or possibly discovered by a cyclist.
    Was there ever a motive discovered for the murder?

    This?

    http://touch.boards.ie/thread/2056750791/1/#post80694594


  • #11
    LordSutch
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    There was even talk at the time that maybe the cyclist was the target? and the other victims were witnesses that had to be dispatched by the assissin.

    Then there was talk of a feud between brothers, one of whom was shot at the scene? I don't know.

    Is there any fresh evidence or theories?


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  • #12
    Ann_Landers
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    I was wondering about that too recently. God, that was chilling. I hope the two little girls who survived are doing OK. :(


  • #13
    pangbang
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 672 ✭✭✭pangbang


    Sticking the oul head up, checking for the all clear?


  • #14
    tea and coffee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,843 ✭✭✭tea and coffee


    Yes, the Annecy shootings; that was it. I knew one girl survived. I hadn't realised both had.


  • #15
    kupus
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    No such thing as a coincidence.


  • #16
    Hector Savage
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    Tigger wrote: »
    http://www.gq.com/story/alps-murder-chevaline-cyclist-mollier

    Thanks , looks like a very interesting read (the series) I look forward to finishing it.


  • #17
    Gadgetman496
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,423 ✭✭✭Gadgetman496


    Hector Savage wrote: »
    Thanks , looks like a very interesting read (the series) I look forward to finishing it.

    Is this referring to some documentary or TV series? What is it's title?

    "Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid."



  • #18
    firefly08
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 856 ✭✭✭firefly08


    I didn't read that article yet, but I saw a documentary on it recently and they dedicated most of it to the theory that the brother or someone targeted the family. Which was odd, considering that they apparently only made the decision to go to that spot that very morning, after asking the camp site manager for advice on where to go sight seeing, thereby making it very unlikely that they were the targets. In contrast, the father in law of the cyclist admitted to having given him specific directions on where to go in advance, although he claimed that he ended up taking a different route. It's pretty clear that he was the real target if you ask me.


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