10/16 at 11:53 pm
Questions still unanswered
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The young girl had been missing since September 23, 2023. Her body was found last Wednesday, the Strasbourg public prosecutor announced this afternoon.
Forensic assessments will be ordered to determine the cause of death.
There are still some questions regarding Samuel Gonin, the main suspect, who committed suicide on July 10 in Besançon. It was geolocation the day after the disappearance of Lina, at the place where the body was found.
10/16 at 10:00 am.
Where is the teenager’s phone, only the shell was found
There is still another question in the investigation: where did Lina’s phone go? The latter has not been found since he went missing.
Only the shell was identified in her handbag, which was in the glove box of the vehicle driven by Samuel Gonin.
“It ends the broadcast at a very specific moment,” Strasbourg’s interim public prosecutor said last July.
10/16 at 9:27 pm
The questions that remain around Samuel Gonin after the discovery of the teenager’s body
What happened to Lina? After the teenager’s body was discovered, some questions remain. First, why was the main suspect, whose car was geolocated at the scene of the discovery, in Bas-Rhin, in Plaine, on September 23, 2023?
“We have no element that would indicate to us that he knew this place” and “there is nothing in common between Lina and Samuel Gonin,” the public prosecutor said in July.
Second, what pushed Samuel Gonin to take action? Last July, he was to be tried for violent robberies. He also tried to steal the nonagenarian’s bag during a period of wandering while suffering from drug addiction.
Even today, investigators do not know if Samuel Gonin committed suicide because he felt cornered, and because he saw that the nose was tightening with the progress of the investigations in the public business. Missing Lina.
10/16 at 9:19 pm
Remains of clothing found on the body of the teenager
According to a source close to the investigation by BFMTV, the gendarmes are still in the discovery zone located in the Nevers region of Nièvre this Wednesday evening.
Remains of clothing were found on Lina’s body, which quickly provided the first clues as to the victim’s identity.
Subsequently, an emergency genetic analysis carried out by the IRCGN made it possible to confirm Lina’s identity.
10/16 at 8:56 pm
More than 400 interviews, hundreds of vehicles analyzed… The investigators did not stop the research
The discovery of Lina’s body, made this Wednesday during a new phase of research, comes in an investigation that never really stopped.
In total, more than 400 hearings were held, thousands of procedural documents were drafted, hundreds of vehicles were analyzed, a source close to the investigation tells BFMTV.
From now on, the investigators of the cell 20 will continue their work with “perseverance”, while waiting for forensic expertise.
10/16 at 8:43 pm
“He’ll never pay”: when a friend of Lina’s pointed out the trail of the prime suspect
On September 23, a year after Lina’s disappearance, Sandra, a friend of the young girl, spoke to BFM Alsace. If she indicated “keep hope”, she also mentioned Samuel Gonin, the suspect number.
“If it really is, it will never pay.
And said: “I hate, I resent. I have a lot of things at the moment. It is very difficult to carry all this on my shoulders, because a year has passed.”
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10/16 at 8:25 pm
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BFM Alsace will be broadcasting live from 8.30pm to give the latest information regarding the latest aspects of finding Lina’s body.
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10/16 at 7:59 pm
“It’s very difficult”: the shock for Lina’s friend
Contacted by BFM Alsace, a close friend of Lina’s who did not wish to speak further explains how she found out about the discovery of the body.
“I got a message saying: ‘did you see?’ and I knew immediately.
10/16 at 7:48 pm
The name Samuel Gonin came to light at the end of July
The name of the main suspect, Samuel Gonin, came to light at the end of July when Lina’s DNA was found in a car he was driving.
During a press conference, Alexandre Chevrier, Strasbourg’s interim public prosecutor, specified that Lina’s DNA and Samuel Gonin’s DNA were found on ropes in the trunk of the car, proving that she was “connected”.
10/16 at 7:44 pm
Profile of Samuel Gonin, the prime suspect
Samuel Gonin is the main suspect in this event. The 43-year-old man committed suicide on July 10 in Besançon.
“I have lost my honor, my dignity, my humanity, I must go.
He should appear on July 22 because of two violent robberies committed on August 25, 2023 in Besançon.
10/16 at 7:25 pm
“Their pain is immense”: lawyers for Lina’s family speak out
When contacted by BFMTV, the family’s lawyers indicated that Lina’s relatives did not want to respond after the body was found.
“Their pain is immense,” they state.
Matthieu Airoldi, a lawyer for Lina’s mother, said, “my client is devastated. I have no particular response this evening except to respect the family’s mourning.”
10/16 at 7:17 pm
The main suspect’s vehicle was located at this location
The vehicle used by Samuel Gonin, the 43-year-old prime suspect who committed suicide on July 10 in Besançon, was located the day after Lina’s disappearance, at the location where the body was found.
It’s a Ford Puma.
10/16 at 7:14 pm
Genetic analyzes helped confirm Lina’s identity
The Strasbourg public prosecutor specified that a genetic analysis had been carried out by the Criminal Research Institute of the National Gendarmerie (IRCGN).
These made it possible to confirm the identity of Lina, who has been missing since September 2023 in Bas-Rhin.
Forensic assessments will be ordered to determine the cause of death.
10/16 at 7:13 pm
Lina’s body was found in a river near Nevers
Hello everyone and welcome to this live broadcast dedicated to finding the body of Lina, who disappeared in September 2023 in Bas-Rhin, in a river near Nevers.
His body was found in a wooded and remote area “submerged in a stream located under an embankment”, Strasbourg’s public prosecutor said today.