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France's oldest female detainee, 79, goes on trial for in-law's grisly murder

World | 2026-06-16 at 14:46 UTC | Source: www.bbc.com
France's oldest female detainee, 79, goes on trial for in-law's grisly murder
A dismembered body found in a chain-bound trunk in the Seine in 1995 was only recently connected to the defendant by DNA evidence.
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