In 2011, Agnes Dupont de Ligonnes and her four children, ages 13 to 21, were shot and killed with a .22 rifle with a silencer on it while asleep in their beds in Western France, along with their two Labradors. The father, Xavier Dupont de Ligonnes, immediately became the prime suspect, as he abruptly disappeared after the murders, had a mistress to whom he owed money, and had a failing business. He had also called the children's schools, informing them that the family was emigrating, as well as terminating the lease on their house.
When police went searching for the family after a missing persons report was filed, they discovered a severed leg poking out of the garden. The bodies were individually rolled-up in sleeping bags, covered in lime, and buried underneath the patio in the backyard.
A manhunt was underway when the suspect's car was discovered abandoned at a nearby hotel. Authorities believe Dupont de Ligonnes may have committed suicide, but no body has been found.
In 2015, a photograph of Dupont de Ligonnes with his sons and a letter from the suspected murderer arrived at the desk of an AFP journalist. The letter said, "I am still alive," but offered no further information on Dupont de Ligonnes's whereabouts. It also isn't clear whether he did in fact send this letter and photograph, or whether the latter was a forgery.
A/N why they have to kill the dogs too though !!??
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