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Disappearance of Emile: New excavations under a concrete slab were inconclusive

 On Tuesday, September 12, a concrete slab in a home in the hamlet was demolished after an abnormality was found there a few days after the young child vanished. The Aix-en-Provence prosecutor informed BFMTV that the results of these latest searches were negative.

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A route was re-examined two months after Emile vanished. a waste. Since early on Monday, detectives have been conducting additional searches in a residence in the hamlet of Haut-Vernet (Alpes-de-Haute-Provence), a short distance from the family home where the 2-year-old kid was spending the holidays. 


The prosecutor in Aix-en-Provence today told the channel that the latter yielded nothing.


A concrete slab that was “laid during work carried out by a construction company this summer” was destroyed by investigators. 


The house’s owner needed to continue her job, therefore the mayor of Vernet told the channel that these searches were just routine gendarmes inspections.


This slab was situated next to a temporary sheepfold beneath a “Phoenix”-style home that was hidden by two century-old trees in a meadow. On July 8, just a few days after Emile vanished, a sonar had already picked up an abnormality on this slab. 


Then, with little effect, a portion of this concrete block was destroyed. Therefore, they are extra excavations that were done. “The slab is currently completely damaged. Surface area has a key role. According to a source, it may go on all day.


Yes, depending on the information discovered [this might mark a turning point in the inquiry, editor’s note]. But there is no assurance. We are currently witnessing a lightening of suspicions, a magistrate also told BFMTV.


The couple whose home is presently the focus of inquiries are longtime residents of the hamlet in the Marignane area (Bouches-du-Rhône). They should have begun construction on the structure months ago.


This young kid, age two and a half, vanished in this community in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence on July 8. Despite extensive study and an inquiry that has been expanded to include criminal reasons, the cause of his disappearance is still unknown.