This week's case is the story of an aristocratic French family. Five of the family members were murdered, and the patriarch, who is also the main suspect, is nowhere to be found. To this day, no one has seen him, although there are many theories around what may have happened.

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Music by:
Kai Engel
"Daemones"

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"Coal Miners"

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Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dupont_de_Ligonnès_murders_and_disappearance
https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-monk-mistaken-for-a-monster-the-most-wanted-murderer-in-france
https://m.ranker.com/list/dupont-de-ligonnes-murders-facts/inigo-gonzalez
https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.france24.com/en/20150724-france-photo-man-suspected-killing-family-nantes-murder-dupont-de-ligonnes
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.thejournal.ie/search-for-french-man-accused-of-killing-family-3789122-Jan2018/%3famp=1
https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/article193991849.html
https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.rfi.fr/en/france/20110506-murdered-mother-and-children-letter-father-fake
http://www.lefigaro.fr/actualite-france/2012/07/19/01016-20120719ARTFIG00598-dupont-de-ligonnes-la-maison-du-massacre-toujours-en-vente.php
https://www.bfmtv.com/societe/corps-retrouve-var-nest-pas-xavier-dupont-ligonnes-545732.html

Cover photo from The Telegraph