Gun found in French lake is analysed by 2012 Alps killings investigators
Summary
A gun found in Lake Annecy, France, is being tested to see if it was used in the 2012 murder of a British family and a cyclist in the French Alps. The family was shot dead during an unsolved case, and the discovery of the weapon is a new development in the investigation.Key Facts
- In September 2012, Saad al-Hilli, his wife Ikbal, her mother Suhaila al-Allaf, and cyclist Sylvain Mollier were killed near Annecy, France.
- The victims' two young daughters survived the attack.
- A pistol thought to be a vintage Luger was found by tourists swimming in Lake Annecy in August 2026.
- Pieces of a similar gun were found near the family's car during the original investigation.
- The Luger pistol model was used by the Swiss army in the 1930s.
- Investigators doubt the murder was a contract killing because of the old weapon used.
- Several suspects have been questioned over the years, but nobody has been charged.
- DNA tests were done recently on evidence but did not lead to any arrests.
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