Deaths of members of British al-Hilli family and French cyclist in remote layby have baffled detectives since 2012
Members of the media at the scene where three members of the al-Hilli family were found shot dead in their car, with the engine still running.Members of the media at the scene where three members of the al-Hilli family were found shot dead in their car, with the engine still running.Detectives from France’s cold case unit have ordered DNA analysis of evidence in the unsolved killing of a British family and a French cyclist in a remote Alpine village 12 years ago.
The family was visiting the region in a British-registered BMW estate car whose engine was still running when the bodies were found. Examination of the vehicle suggested al-Hilli, who was driving, had attempted to reverse away. Mollier, a local man and father of three who was cycling in the area at the time, was shot five times. Detectives believed he was “in the wrong place at the wrong time”.
Police examined a number of leads, including interviewing members of the al-Hilli family in the UK, but the crime has never been solved.
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