"In late May 1994, Desnoix's stabbed body was discovered under some foliage on a side road leading to her high school in the town of Chateau-Thierry. Near her schoolbag were a nylon cord and a freshly picked rose. An autopsy revealed no signs of sexual assault. Investigators looked into numerous leads, including her boyfriend and the notorious serial killer Michel Fourniret, but found no concrete evidence."
"Genetic evidence was discovered on Desnoix's clothing, but DNA databases of suspects and people convicted in other cases failed to find a conclusive match - until 2021. That year, new tests revealed that Lafolie's DNA, taken a few months earlier in a domestic violence case, matched that found on a hairband Desnoix was wearing when she died. Lafolie, who has previous convictions for rape and sexual assault, initially confessed to investigators during questioning."
"But he later retracted his statement and now says he is innocent. "His ability to remember is not complete; these events date back more than 30 years," his lawyer, Justine Devred, told AFP. "He admits to having been there, he remembers being there with his brother, but then he has memory lapses," Devred said. Lafolie says he was driving his brother to an appointment in the area on the day they crossed paths with Desnoix."
Nadege Desnoix, 17, was found stabbed near her high school in Chateau-Thierry in May 1994, with a nylon cord and a freshly picked rose near her schoolbag and no signs of sexual assault. Investigators pursued many leads, including her boyfriend and serial killer Michel Fourniret, without conclusive evidence. Genetic material on her clothing did not match databases until 2021, when new tests linked Pascal Lafolie's DNA from a recent domestic violence sample to a hairband worn by Desnoix. Lafolie, who has prior rape and sexual assault convictions, initially confessed then retracted; he denies guilt at trial and faces up to 30 years.
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