Who Killed Little Gregory Villemin? | True Crime Recaps

This unsolved case will leave you not only heartbroken but absolutely mind-boggled...

On October 16th 1984, in Lépanges France, Christine Villemin was busy with household chores while her four-year-old son played outside in the yard. That evening little Gregory Villemin vanished. He was later discovered in a river with his hands and feet bound.

The nightmare at the Villemin family household began long before the toddler’s body was found. For years, the Villemin family was being terrorized by threatening calls from an anonymous man who seemed to know everything about the family’s darkest history…

The unfolding of this case went through a rollercoaster of suspects, witnesses and hearsay, but to this day, the real killer of little Gregory is still unknown…

Our question is: who really killed little Gregory Villemin and will we ever know?

Stay tuned for today’s True Crime Recap where we’ll be uncovering everything we know about the case.

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⏱️CHAPTERS⏱️

00:00 - 00:54 - Intro
00:54 - 04:20 - Preceding events
04:20 - 06:27 - The death of Gregory
06:27 - 07:45 - Investigation
07:45 - 15:26 - Bernard Laroche
15:26 - 16:57 - Jean-Marie & Christine arrests
16:57 - 25:47 - Recent events
25:47 - 26:13 - Outro

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[TrueCrimeRecaps]

Have you heard about this heartbreaking case before, or seen the Netflix documentary?

[bonniebester]

Could you imagine having to go on living in a Village where your Child was Murdered, your Husband was now a Murderer and people thought you Murdered your own Child? Yikes! Hard to wrap your Head around that level of Horror and Humiliation! 😱

[BabelTruth]

The quick recap your channel does isn’t too long but you get the story facts. I appreciate that from a true crime channel.

[kerryconklin]

No child should ever be held responsible for any wrong, real or perceived, of their parents.

[pickledragonrebel]

Sounds like a plot from a mystery novel. Can't imagine what it would be like to have to live it. Brutal case. Thanks for another great recap. Very informative.

[victoriawilliams]

I can't imagine the terror that boy must have experienced.
Great job Chris! Hello Amy! Thank-you again for all you do. 💝

[brandonproctor]

I just can’t wrap my head around how someone could hurt a child like that.

[juliehill]

Such a beautiful little boy, I hope someday his family will get the answers they deserve.

[acon]

Hi, french here. I think one of the impacts of this case is how even nowadays we're all saying who did what as soon as a new case appears. Through social networks, as soon as something appears in the news and as soon as we have a couple of interview of people involved in the case, TONS of people here talk about how they feel and what they think. And it can be pretty deep with people saying how things happened, why, when etc. And they brag about it on social networks. Its amazing to see. And I guess this happens everywhere in the world, but in France the trauma of the Gregory Villemin case is unique. I really believe that most of us here know about this case, how it went (with medias, global hysteria, justice failures, the fact that we can't tell the truth etc) and that it has an effect on how we deal with ALL cases.

[ericmarks]

That is the most convoluted story ever and you did a great job breaking it down. Someone giving them self a nickname and the way poor Gregory was found...seems very personal.

[markcampbell]

His tiny shoes in the police evidence bag are heartbreaking.

[RGSuperfan]

I'm French an here in France this case is everything. Everyone knows about it and has their opinion about it.
You summed up the case really well

[Nicole_Jewell]

That poor child. May he R.I.P. Thanks for the recap.

[jewisley]

That child was so precious. I can’t wrap my head around how murderers, rapists, kidnappers can do what they do. How do they disconnect themselves and their private lives from the horrible crimes that they perpetrate? They have people in their lives that they love, but they can take others’ lives so easily.

[mrsV]

I had seen that little boy’s picture before and he has a striking resemblance to my sun at that age. Never knew the story behind it before. Thanks for sharing 👍🏼😊

[robsessed]

I’ve been wanting to watch the documentary on Netflix but I don’t have time to read the subtitles! I love this channel, amazing content, straight to the facts, and I could seriously listen to both of y’all’s voice forever.

[kustomized]

I would love for this to be solved. It is a heartbreaking story.

[musicaltiger]

My forensics class is doing a podcast and I chose this case for my group. This was so helpful, thanks!

[Mayssoun]

I was a child when i heard this story, i followed it since i became a grown woman, Netflix documentary is very good. To me it s my opinion Bernard Laroche is the perpetrator and Murielle Bolle is hiding something there's many people involved.
I m surprised that foreigners channel is covering it, that's great. May this little Gregory be in heaven ❤️ the parents went through much

[reinadegrillos]

Muriel told the truth at first, but then she was afraid to be murdered too.