French researchers believe that the brutal massive shooting of three British family members and a French cyclist in the Alps can finally be resolved after 12 years – because a new lead suggests that the murderer was a special forces who 'went off the rails'.
Saad Al-Hilli, 50, a satellite engineer born in Iraq from Surrey, was shot in 2012 at the wheel of his BMW on a remote Bergweg near Lake Annecy.
His wife Iqbal, 47, her mother Suhaila, 74, and local cyclist Sylvain Mollier, 45, were also executed in a hail bullets during the incident, who sent shock waves throughout Europe.
Saad's oldest daughter Zainab, Zeven, remained seriously injured after he had been shot in the shoulder and the gun was stuck, while her four -year -old sister Zeena survived in a wonderful way by shrinking her mother's lifeless body for hours.
Now a cold case unit in Paris has reopened the study with experts who are particularly interested in the theory that the murders were performed by 'a seasoned former soldier, trained in very specific shooting techniques' by Swiss special troops, who were' of the rails gone ', Le Parisien reported.
Analysts point to a number of evidence, including the perpetrator 21 shots fired within 60 to 90 seconds.
The three tragic members of the Al-Hilli family were each hit three or four times, while cyclist Mr Mollier, who passed on the road at that time, was fired six times.
Of all the shots, 18 touched their goals, which suggests a perpetrator with 'extreme calmness and great skill in handling a weapon'.
French researchers believe that the brutal massive shooting of three British family members and a French cyclist in the Alps can finally be resolved after 12 years – because a new lead suggests that the murderer was a special forces who 'went off the rails'
Surrey businessman Saad al-Hilli, 50, (left) his wife Iqbal, 47, and his mother-in-law Suhaila al-ALLAF, 74 (right) died in the bloodbath of September 2012, together with cyclist Sylvian Mollier, 45
The type of weapon used – a Luger PO6 – is also not favored by professional hitms, because it is known that they are regular malfunctions and are considered unreliable.
It is assumed that the murderer's gun was jam and explained why Zainab was beaten in her head with the ass of a weapon after he had hit the shoulder.
According to the expert, there is also interest in the perpetrator who chooses to finish his victims by shooting at a very short distance – a technique used in specialized military training, but especially due to the Swiss deport D'Action Rapide et de Dissuasion (Dard).
“This is something that is taught in Switzerland, not in France, or the man is part of a specialized unity,” he told Le Parisien.
The last lead comes almost a month after Mr Al-Hilli's brother, 65, accused the French police of a 'diabolical' cover-up and negligence that hinded one of the most notorious unsolved cases of the century.
Zaid, who was once mentioned as a suspect by the French police, but later it was released, said last month: “The first investigation was a complete disaster. Look at the mistakes – were they by chance, or were they part of something bigger? That is what we should discover, “he told the mirror.
He closed the original team for the pollution of the crime scene, trampling crucial evidence and not performing a reconstruction at the time of the murders.
Instead, a late reconstruction took place more than a decade later on a non -used airport outside of Paris, attended by lawyers and police chefs.
The French police inspects a drain under the road to the murder scene in Cheverlaine near Annecy in the Haute-Savoie region in southeastern France, where the victims of a quadruple murder were discovered. Shown: September 2012
The caravan and tent used by Saad Al-Hilli and his family during vacation on the Le Solitaire du Lac Camping on Lake Annecy (File photo)
“It is terrible that we have to wait 11 years until they merge this,” he added. “What else was lost or destroyed at that time?” He added.
Public Prosecutors have admitted that a forensic officer accidentally contaminated important evidence with his own DNA, and that the area around the crime scene was reopened to the public only 48 hours after the massacre.
The case is plagued by speculation about possible motives, ranging from Saad's high security work in the satellite industry to family disputes about inheritance.
Zaid himself was arrested by the British police in 2013 on suspicion of conspiracy to murder, after reports of a feud between the brothers.
He was released six months later without the leadership.
Other theories have pointed to Sylvain Mollier as the intended target.
The local father of three is reportedly first shot down, with more bullets than anyone else.
Former Surrey detective Mark Preston, who worked on the case, told a Channel 4-documentary that the Al-Hilli family may have been caught in the crossfire of a targeted hit on Mollier.
Zaid al-Hilli, 65, has called for an urgent probe to the officers who originally dealt with the case of his murdered brother
The reopening of the case has brought new hope to Zaid and the families of the victims.
The investigation is now being controlled by the Association for Victims of Unsolved Crimes, a new organization led by ex-policy Chief Benoît de Maillard, who revised 391 cold things in France.
Zaid also hired the famous French lawyer William Bourdon to insist on answers, but has admitted his annoyance about the opportunities missed in the early days of the investigation.
The failure of the original researchers to even find Zeena for eight hours – even though she lives and is hidden under her mother's corpse – is widely criticized as emblematically for the failed treatment of the case.
ZAID remains convinced that local authorities have deliberately hidden important information.
“This was a local crime, covered by the local police,” he claimed.
“After all this time we deserve answers,” he said. “We deserve to know why this happened – and why the police failed us so much.”
