Since July 8, investigators have been struggling to find a trace of little Émile. Disappeared from his grandparents' home, the little boy remains nowhere to be found, despite the deployment of drones, dog teams and repeated hearings of Haut-Vernet residents.
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Among them, theories differ. Farmers, for example, have their own views on the subject. But they're not the only ones...
The whole of France touched by Émile's disappearance
Nearly three months later, Émile's disappearance continues to intrigue the nation. On social media platforms, numerous groups have formed to try to unravel the mystery, with the help of the little information available. Citizens have even travelled to Vernet to try to unravel the case, so much so that on several occasions, the mayor of the hamlet has had to make radical decisions to stop traffic.
Some of them claim to be psychics. According to our sources, residents of the hamlet have occasionally noticed unknown individuals loitering near their homes, holding pendulums in their hands.
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This man, convinced that he heard the boy
This community equips itself with esoteric objects and seems convinced that it is 'on the trail' of Émile. Like this man, who doesn't live in the hamlet, but who has travelled 200 kilometers from La Ciotat, in the Bouches-du-Rhône region, and who claims to have 'heard the child screaming', reports the latest M Le Magazine of Friday, September 22.
These astonishing statements are said to annoy the police. They effectively thicken the file, the list of checks to be carried out, and thus slow down the progress of the investigation.
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This article has been translated from Oh!MyMag FR.
Sources used:
M Magazine
BFMTV
