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Murder Of Cécile Bloch
Cécile Bloch was an 11-year-old French girl from the 19th arrondissement of Paris, France, who was murdered by police officer François Vérove. The murder was one of a series in the Paris area from 1986 to 1994 that shocked the city. In late September 2021, in his suicide note, retired French police officer François Vérove confessed to the 1986 murder as well as to the other ''Le Grêlé (the pockmarked man) killings''. DNA found at the scene linked the murder to two other murders and six rapes. Murder Shortly after noon on 5 May 1986, Bloch's mother, Suzanne, called the family's home telephone to make sure that Bloch had made it home for lunch. When Bloch did not answer, Suzanne called her daughter's school and was informed that she had not shown up for class that day. Suzanne and her husband Jean-Pierre alerted the guard at their apartment building and began searching for their daughter. Bloch's body was found half-naked under a piece of old carpet in the basement. She ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
19th Arrondissement
The 19th arrondissement of Paris (''XIXe arrondissement'') is one of the 20 arrondissements of the capital city of France. In spoken French, this arrondissement is referred to as ''dix-neuvième''. The arrondissement, known as Butte-Chaumont, is situated on the right bank of the River Seine. It is crossed by two canals, the Canal Saint-Denis and the Canal de l'Ourcq, which meet near the Parc de la Villette. The 19th arrondissement, mixing the Old French bohemianism and also the Parisian cosmopolitanism, includes two public parks: the Parc des Buttes Chaumont, located on a hill, and the Parc de la Villette, which is home to the Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie, a museum and exhibition centre, the Conservatoire de Paris, one of the most renowned music schools in Europe, the Cabaret Sauvage, the Zénith de Paris and the Philharmonie de Paris, both part of the Cité de la Musique. Geography The land area of the arrondissement is . The arrondissement consists of four quarter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
