everything tends “to demonstrate Samuel Gonin’s involvement” The name of Samuel Gonin, the main suspect in the disappearance of the 15-year-old girl, came to light at the end of July after Lina’s DNA was discovered in the car she was driving.
During a press conference, the prosecutor specified that Lina’s DNA and that of Samuel Gonin were found on ropes in the trunk of the car, proving that it had been “tied”. “Substantial resources continue to be mobilized” find Lina, Mr. Chevrier said, noting that a “Some questions are likely to remain unanswered following the death of Samuel Gonin”who committed suicide on July 10.
Lina disappeared on 23 September 2023 in the late morning. She had left her home in Plaine, at the foot of the Vosges massif, to go to Saint-Blaise-la-Roche station, about three kilometres away. She had to take the train to meet her boyfriend in Strasbourg. Despite several searches carried out over the following days, no trace of the teenager was found.
the 1stAhem A judicial inquiry was opened in October 2023 on charges of kidnapping and criminal detention. This long investigation reached a turning point on 26 July, with the announcement by the Strasbourg prosecutor’s office of a “breakthrough” : The discovery of Lina’s DNA in a stolen car near Narbonne. This vehicle was sought by investigators because it was not far from the scene of the teenager’s disappearance.
Samuel Gonin, 43, committed suicide on July 10 in Besançon. “I have lost my honor, my dignity, my humanity, I must leave. I don’t know how to control myself, it’s going too fast.”He left in his final writings this man who should have appeared on July 22 for two violent robberies committed on August 25, 2023 in Besançon.
