https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed A new book about the brutal 2012 murders of a British-Iraqi family and a French cyclist in the Alps has revealed that a former soldier in the French Foreign Legion has been identified as the number one suspect. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150526/french-soldier-emerges-as-top-of-suspect-list Tue, 26 May 2015 10:52:04 +0200 french-soldier-emerges-as-top-of-suspect-list The investigation into the brutal killings of a British-Iraqi family in the Alps in 2012 took a surprise twist, detectives revealed this week, revealing that the murdered mother had a secret husband who died on the same day her family was attacked near Annecy. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140709/alps-murder-probe-takes-mysterious-twist Wed, 09 Jul 2014 10:50:00 +0200 alps-murder-probe-takes-mysterious-twist Prosecutors said on Friday they won't charge an ex-cop held in a horrific quadruple slaying that targeted a British-Iraqi family on a quiet country road near Lake Annecy in 2012. However, gun trafficking charges appear likely. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140221/alps-murders-no-murder-charges-for-ex-cop Fri, 21 Feb 2014 09:49:00 +0100 alps-murders-no-murder-charges-for-ex-cop The arrest of a man in connection with the cold-blooded murder of a British-Iraqi family and a French cyclist has not "cleared up" the mystery, prosecutors said on Wednesday, adding that as yet there was no obvious link between the suspect and the victims. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140219/alps-murders-no-link-between-suspect-and-killings Wed, 19 Feb 2014 15:46:00 +0100 alps-murders-no-link-between-suspect-and-killings UPDATED: A suspect, reportedly a former policeman, was arrested on Tuesday as part of the investigation into the brutal murder of a British Iraqi family in the French Alps in 2012. Mobile phone records place him in the area at the time of the killings. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140218/alps-murders-suspect-arrested-in-hunt-for-killer Tue, 18 Feb 2014 18:45:00 +0100 alps-murders-suspect-arrested-in-hunt-for-killer The main suspect in the hunt for the killer of a British-Iraqi couple in the French Alps in 2012, will face no further action, British police said on Wednesday, claiming there was not enough evidence to charge him. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140115/brother-of-alps-murder-victim Wed, 15 Jan 2014 12:34:00 +0100 brother-of-alps-murder-victim A month after investigators released a sketch of a mysterious motorcyclist, French police admitted on Monday that not a single call from the public had proved “of interest,” or brought them closer to solving the murders of a British-Iraqi family in the French Alps. https://www.thelocal.fr/20131202/alps-murders-al-hilli-chevaline-annecy Mon, 02 Dec 2013 16:59:00 +0100 alps-murders-al-hilli-chevaline-annecy Investigators probing the brutal murder of a British Iraqi couple and two others in the Alps one year ago insisted on Friday they made "great advances" despite no charges having been brought. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130906/cops-insist-advances-made-in-alps-murder-probe Fri, 06 Sep 2013 15:34:00 +0200 cops-insist-advances-made-in-alps-murder-probe Almost exactly a year after the shocking and mysterious murder of several members of the British-Iraqi al-Hilli family and a French cyclist at Annecy in the French Alps, investigators have confessed that apart from the murder weapon, "they know nothing." https://www.thelocal.fr/20130904/alps-murders-cops-still-stumped-one-year-on Wed, 04 Sep 2013 15:52:24 +0200 alps-murders-cops-still-stumped-one-year-on The brother of a British-Iraqi man killed along with his wife and mother-in-law in the French Alps last year was arrested on Monday on suspicion of conspiracy to commit murder, French prosecutors confirmed. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130624/breaking-man-arrested-in-britain-over-alps-murders Mon, 24 Jun 2013 14:08:00 +0200 breaking-man-arrested-in-britain-over-alps-murders French and British police have appealed for help in tracking down the driver of a right hand drive 4x4 vehicle who they believe may hold the key to unlocking the mystery of the brutal murder of a British-Iraqi family in the French Alps last year. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130430/alps-murders-police-appeal-in-hunt-for-4x4 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 10:11:58 +0200 alps-murders-police-appeal-in-hunt-for-4x4 The French prosecutor in charge of solving the cold-blooded murder of a British-Iraqi family and a cyclist in the French Alps told The Local on Thursday the killer/s may never be caught, but it was too early to admit defeat. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130314/too-early-to-say-if-annecy-killers-will-escape-justice Thu, 14 Mar 2013 13:43:00 +0100 too-early-to-say-if-annecy-killers-will-escape-justice French police investigating the murder of a British-Iraqi family in the Alps have asked to question a Swiss gunman who killed three women in his home village, Swiss police said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130104/alps-murder-police-want-to-question-swiss-gunman Fri, 04 Jan 2013 18:45:00 +0100 alps-murder-police-want-to-question-swiss-gunman Swiss authorities have seized money in a Geneva bank account linked to a British couple of Iraqi origin killed last month in the French Alps, a Swiss daily reported on Friday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20121005/swiss-freeze-money-of-french-alp-shooting-victims Fri, 05 Oct 2012 19:15:00 +0200 swiss-freeze-money-of-french-alp-shooting-victims Sylvain Mollier, the French cyclist slain in the Alps shooting, has been buried in his home village close to the scene of an unexplained massacre that left four people dead. https://www.thelocal.fr/20120917/funeral-for-cyclist-caught-in-alps-shooting Mon, 17 Sep 2012 14:13:00 +0200 funeral-for-cyclist-caught-in-alps-shooting Police are combing through security camera footage in an attempt to identify the escape route taken after a quadruple murder at a French Alps beauty spot, in an investigation that has thrown up more questions than answers. https://www.thelocal.fr/20120911/police-search-for-killers-escape-route Tue, 11 Sep 2012 10:54:45 +0200 police-search-for-killers-escape-route