Case 272: The Annecy Shootings
On September 5 2012, a cyclist driving through the French Alps came upon a shocking scene. Married couple Saad and Iqbal al-Hilli, along with Iqbal’s elderly mother Suhaila al-Allaf were shot execution style while sitting in their BMW in a secluded parking spot in the woods surrounding Chevaline. 7-year-old Zainab al-Hilli clung to life on the ground nearby, while 4-year-old Zeena al-Hilli was nowhere to be seen. A local cyclist, Sylvain Mollier, was also fatally shot in the brutal killing spree.
An international investigation quickly raised more questions than it did answers. What were the victims doing in this isolated area? Had they been targeted as part of some sinister activity or were they killed at random by a lone psychopath?
Team:
Anonymous Host - narration
Elsha McGill - research, writing
Milly Raso - creative direction
Mike Migas - production, music
Andrew D.B. Joslyn - music
Comments (21)
Fantastic episode. An excellent delivery of intriguing and frustrating case. May the victims rest in peace and hopefully receive justice one day.
Love this podcast❤️. Please cover South African case Thabo Bester🙏
Live 10 minutes from claygate and somehow hadn’t heard this case before! Great episode
Hi team! Love this episode. Can I please ask that you use person-first language in future episodes? The term ‘schizophrenic’ could be replaced by ‘X was living with schizophrenia’, for example. Useful link for more info: https://pwd.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/PWDA_LanguageGuide_A5_WEB.pdf
Why?
Perfect crime? Sounds like a poorly executed investigation.
Yep. It's like the Jon Benet case - we will never know thanks to police botching it early on
Unsolved murders like this case really keep me up at night! 😰
Another fascinating story, going to it again!
How did they rule out the initial cyclist who found the bodies? Seems potential to claim to have found the bodies but was actually involved. Incredibly hard to believe and surreal case all round
If it was him the gun would have to have been very close to the scene, and none was found.
It's entirely possible I missed it when listening, it would not be the first time! But two questions: - the wife's og American husband dying the same day, coincidence?! Hardly? - someone's jacket had their passports in the pocket? How is that not a case closed revelation?
How is the victim having the his own and his family's passports in his pocket a red flag? And ... coincidences happen.
Do Brits or the French pronounce Iraq as Eye-rark? If not, could you please save American pronunciations for American cases. It feels like you're leaving your origins behind.
Happy new year Bob
Did you forget the opening bells or did I miss them somehow?
Hi Jamie. You should have heard the opening theme. Did it not play?
This story is unreal.
This case!!! So excited to hear your rundown of this complex mystery
New Casefile makes my life better.
Literally where the truth is stranger than fiction.