Gun found in French lake is analysed by 2012 Alps killings investigators
Investigators are analyzing a pistol found by tourists in Lake Annecy to determine if it is linked to the 2012 unsolved murders of the al-Hilli family and a local cyclist. The weapon, believed to be a vintage Luger, was discovered near the site where shell casings were previously recovered.
Why it matters
This discovery provides a potential breakthrough in a high-profile cold case that has remained a mystery for over a decade.
Investigators in 2012 at the campsite where Saad al-Hilli and his family had been staying near Annecy. Investigators in 2012 at the campsite where Saad al-Hilli and his family had been staying near Annecy. France Gun found in French lake is analysed by 2012 Alps killings investigators British tourists reportedly discovered Luger pistol that is latest in long line of potential leads in mystery of al-Hilli deaths
Prefer the Guardian on Google Experts are examining a gun found by tourists to determine whether it might have been used to kill a British family in the French Alps 14 years ago.
In what remains an unsolved murder case, Saad al-Hilli, 50, his wife, Ikbal, 47, and her mother, Suhaila al-Allaf, 74, were shot dead on a road near Annecy, a remote Alpine village in eastern France in September 2012.
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