THE TROADEC MASSACRE: THE SURPRISING REVELATIONS OF THE GUILTY PARTY | Enquêtes criminelles | W9

At Orvault, in the suburbs of Nantes, one house has stood abandoned since the moment in February 2017 when, from one day to the next, an entire family disappeared: Pascal Troadec, 49, his wife Brigitte and their two children, Sébastien and Charlotte. Inside the house, vast bloodstains cleaned up. There’s no doubt left: a massacre was carried out behind these walls. From the earliest investigations, the press was in a frenzy over this story: why such a tragedy, when, at first sight, the Troadecs led a quiet, uneventful life? Four years after the Dupont case in Ligonnès, which happened just two kilometers from Orvault, everyone’s mind is gripped by the fear of a fresh family slaughter. And it certainly is among the relatives that they need to look for the killer. Because investigators quickly discover that the Troadec couple had broken off from the rest of the family over a fantastic story of inheritance. Was the murderer driven solely by the temptation of gain? Or was the motive more complex? “Enquetes Criminelles / Criminal Investigations” relates this incredible story, culminating in the trial, one of the most eagerly awaited of 2021, to be held in early  summer at the Assize Court of the Loire-Atlantique.