Breaking news from France: Have the killers of Little Gregory been discovered?

We are in the middle of June, nearing its end, and the Khmasin is hitting here, in France. Not about the heroic deeds of Emmanuel Macron, abroad and at home, I will tell you in this article. It is true that France is being swept by a wave of macromania and everyone, or almost everyone, except the fanatics, is interested in giving it a chance, but in recent days the media has been feverishly engaged in another issue. All channels are announcing a sharp and dramatic turn in the Little Gregory affair. InFrance Everyone knows, at least in general terms, what we are talking about, but for you, I will return to this criminal incident that took the life of a beautiful, happy and laughing 4-year-old boy, in order to take revenge on his parents. This is a dark affair of jealousy, hatred and revenge within the family, defined, by journalists, as France's "case of the century", in the criminal field. A mystery that has not been solved to this day, thirty-three years after the boy's murder, but it seems that the police are getting closer to cracking it. Much belatedly but better late than never.

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The story of Gregory the Little

In the village of Lépanges-sur-Vologne in the Vosges department on October 16, 1984, little Gregory Willman was playing in front of his house. His mother Christine was busy ironing but soon noticed that the boy was missing. It was a quarter past five in the afternoon. A few hours later, at a quarter past ten in the evening, the body of the beautiful boy was pulled from the cold, dark waters of the Vologne River. His wrists and ankles, as well as his neck, were tied with laces. The hat he was wearing was pulled over his face. It is not clear whether he drowned or was killed before being thrown into the river.

And here began a long chain of errors and omissions that thwarted the investigation and prevented it from moving forward. The crime scene was not properly examined, important findings were contaminated with the fingerprints of many people, which made it impossible for investigators to obtain the DNA they were looking for, the judge appointed to the case was young, inexperienced and narcissistic, with an unsuitable personality for the position, a publicity-seeking and media-loving person (he later published many books), the journalists, who swooped on the case like vultures on their prey, interfered with the investigations and disrupted their progress. At that time, there were more journalists in the village than residents. All of France was concerned with the Gregory case. Morbid curiosity brought a new type of tourist to the banks of the Walloon River, who came to see the place where little Gregory's body had been dragged. The unfortunate parents did not receive any psychological assistance, as is done today. Let us also remember that today's technological means did not yet exist.

Suspicions were soon directed at Brenner Laroche, Jean-Marie Willman's cousin, who worked with him in the same car manufacturing plant. Jean-Marie, despite his then tender age of 26, was appointed foreman, and his cousin, who remained a simple worker, was intensely jealous of him. What's more, Brenner Laroche was the father of a disabled child. Jean-Marie's son, Gregory, was successful and perfect. Laroche's jealousy burned, his hatred grew and grew. The financial success of the Willmans, Gregory's parents, also fueled the hatred and jealousy. The couple built a new, handsome house, expanded it, and furnished it with a leather sofa. But it should be noted that Brenner Laroche and his league within the family, the "Laroche faction," also earned a decent living.

The sister of Brenner LaRoche's wife, who was 15 at the time, testified to the police against her brother-in-law. She was in his car when he dropped Gregory off on the day of the murder. Instead of providing the girl with police protection and sending her to a safe place, she was returned to her family and, after receiving threats from them, she recanted her testimony. Brenner LaRoche was released from custody. Jean-Marie Villeman, who was certain that Brenner LaRoche, his cousin, rival, and enemy, was the one who kidnapped and murdered his son, ambushed him near his house. When Brenner LaRoche appeared with his wife on his way home, Jean-Marie Villeman shot him dead. This was in 1985.

Jean-Marie Villeman was released from custody after serving two years in prison and left the Vosges region to live in the region. Paris(in the city of Etampes) He continued to work at another branch of the car manufacturing plant where he had previously worked. The couple rebuilt their lives, as much as possible, and had three more children, also successful. Julien, 32, whose birth and presence allowed them to survive the darkest moments of their lives. Emmeline, 27, whose birth symbolizes hope and renewed faith in the justice system when a new judge was appointed to handle their case. Simone, 19, symbolizes the return to peaceful life.

Christine Willman, now 57, who was 24 when her son was murdered, told reporters that there are moments of happiness in her life, her family is close-knit and loving, but she cannot be truly happy. Every August, every Christmas, the memory of the son torn from her with diabolical cruelty hurts and wounds more sharply. Jean-Marie and Christine left behind the Vosges region where the family, some of whose sons had kidnapped and murdered their son, continued to live. It is clear today that this was a crime committed by a group of people, at least two or more, within the family.

Breakthrough in the investigation into the murder of Gregory Willman

Fate continued to be cruel to Christine Willman, the young mother, shortly after the murder of her son when the unsuccessful judge decided to arrest her, in 1985, on suspicion that she was the one who committed the crime. Another dramatic turn in the failed administration of the trial that is now studied as a negative example, how not to do. Only eight years later would she be acquitted of all guilt by Judge Simon, who replaced the previous judge. The couple's third son was named Simon as a gesture of gratitude to the savior judge.

The day after four-year-old Gregory was kidnapped and murdered, his parents received an anonymous letter in the mail that said: “I hope you die of grief, Chef. It’s not your money that can bring your son back to life. This is my revenge, you poor bastard.” Two thousand anonymous threatening letters and insults were sent to the Willman couple, who also received countless anonymous telephone harassment, sometimes in a man’s voice and sometimes in a woman’s voice, both before and after the murder. At that time, investigators were unable to determine the identity of the “crow,” in this case a pair of “crows,” which is the French term for someone who sends anonymous letters or anonymously harasses by phone.

The word “chef” found in the letter sent to Jean-Marie Gilman serves as a sign of the involvement of Marcel Jacob, his uncle, in the kidnapping and murder. Marcel Jacob, the brother of Jean-Marie Wilman’s mother, and his wife Jacqueline, both 71 years old, were arrested a few days ago, on the 14th of the month, for kidnapping, imprisonment, and causing death. Marcel Jacob was a close friend of Brenner Laroche and both of them hated and envied Jean-Marie Wilman. Jean-Marie became the scapegoat of the Laroche faction. During one of the family quarrels, Marcel Jacob said to Jean-Marie: “I will not shake your hand, chef.” This word, chef, which also appears in the anonymous letters, expresses the hatred towards Jean-Marie, who was appointed foreman at the factory while Marcel Jacob was only a worker. It should be noted, however, that Marcel Jacob, like Brenner Laroche, who was murdered in 1985, also earned a decent living. The Jacobs' arrest is apparently based, apart from the repetition of the word "chef," on other solid evidence, which the prosecution prefers to keep confidential for now.

The renewal of graphological tests, as well as the use of the AnaCrim software, which facilitates the identification of the reliability of the suspects' alibi, led to another dramatic turn in the case in which the Zhakoff couple were arrested, each of them in a different detention center. The software, which has been in use for about a dozen years, sets out a clear chronology of a timetable and a map of places, however complicated they may be. And in the Gregory case, we are talking about forty volumes of testimonies, investigations and reports.

France awaits further developments with bated breath. The Willmans, the parents of the little angel Gregory, as inscribed on his tombstone, have been waiting for 33 long years for the truth to come to light. Who Gregory saw in his last hours and how he met his death.