A special issue ofCall to Witnesses will be broadcast on June 2nd on M6. The program claims to have gathered new testimonies and an element likely to revive the hypothesis of the survival of Xavier Dupont de Ligonnès, who disappeared in April 2011.
An announcement that reignites one of the most troubling cases in France
Fifteen years after Xavier Dupont de Ligonnès' disappearance, the case is back in the spotlight. M6 will broadcast a new episode of [program name] on Tuesday, June 2nd, at 21:10 pm.Call to WitnessesThe program, presented by Julien Courbet, focuses in particular on this extraordinary criminal case. The channel announces new developments, new witnesses, and a previously unseen element that, according to the program's description, could revive the hypothesis that the fugitive is still alive. However, caution is advised: at this stage, it is not an official announcement of an arrest, nor a judicial confirmation that Xavier Dupont de Ligonnès has been located. The wording used by M6 remains ambiguous: the program mentions “Perhaps recent proof of life”This suggests an element presented as troubling, but not yet publicly established as a certainty.
June 2nd, a special evening under high tension
The program promises to revisit the disappearance of the father, last seen on April 15, 2011, in Roquebrune-sur-Argens, in the Var region. According to M6, Gilles Galloux, a retired former police officer specializing in cybercrime, has taken over the case. He suggests that Xavier Dupont de Ligonnès did not commit suicide after leaving the Formule 1 hotel in Roquebrune-sur-Argens, but that he continued his escape in the south of France, before a possible lead to the United States. The program also claims to have located witnesses. “keys”And “credible”, as well as a new element presented as sufficiently important to “raise many questions”These are the elements that will be detailed on air.
A case that has been frozen for fifteen years
The Dupont de Ligonnès case began in April 2011 in Nantes. Xavier Dupont de Ligonnès was suspected of murdering his wife, Agnès, and their four children, Arthur, Thomas, Anne, and Benoît. Their bodies were discovered on April 21, 2011, under the terrace of the family home, wrapped in sheets and covered with lime. Before this discovery, several letters had been sent to family members, schools, and Agnès Dupont de Ligonnès's employer. These letters alleged that the family had been moved to the United States under a witness protection program. Investigators quickly dismissed this version as a fabrication.
The last known trace: Roquebrune-sur-Argens
After the murders, Xavier Dupont de Ligonnès left Nantes and traveled through part of southern France. On April 14, 2011, he was filmed at an ATM in Roquebrune-sur-Argens. That same evening, he slept at a Formule 1 hotel in the town. The next day, he left the hotel around 16 p.m., abandoned his car there, and walked away with a bag on his back. This image remains, to this day, the last officially known trace of him. Since then, investigators have explored numerous leads, both in France and abroad. None have led to finding Xavier Dupont de Ligonnès, alive or dead. The case has become one of the most publicized cold cases in the country, fueled by conflicting theories: suicide, an organized escape, a new identity, outside help, or a death that was never discovered.
