Dupont de Ligonnes with his now deceased family
An intelligent, hard-working man of noble stock with a loving, traditionalist Catholic wife shot his whole family and fled.
He apparently feared his wife would divorce him if she found
out that all his businesses had failed and that the elderly lady he
slept with wanted her money back. His children were also thought that he was a successful man who made a lot of money.
This is just another tragedy caused by unfair no-fault divorce laws. This man killed his own wife and children, committing a horrible crime, in order to save his honor.
In my opinion, he does not deserve the same punishment as, say, a random serial killer. His acts are understandable to some degree. Of course, most likely he won't allow himself to be captured.
Frenchman kills his wife and children
by Greig Box-Turnbull, Daily Mirror 23/04/2011
Decrease font size Increase font size
[/i]
A âDEVOUT Catholicâ is suspected of gunning down his wife and children before burying them in the garden.
Xavier Dupont de Ligonnes, 50, is thought to have slaughtered wife Agnes, 49, and _children Tomas, 21, Arthur, 18, Anne, 16 and Benoit, 13.
The family vanished three weeks ago after advertising executive Dupont de Ligonnes told _friends he was really a secret agent who was having to leave for Australia under witness protection.
When the friends became concerned, police moved in on Thursday and found the five bodies under a terrace, in Nantes, western France. Their two labrador dogs were in the grave alongside them.
Dupont de Ligonneâs car was found 400 miles away in Roquebrune-sur-Argens, where cash had been withdrawn from his account.
A legal source said that could be a âcrucial clueâ.
One friend said the couple were church goers: âThey were quiet and devout.â
Source: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-st...ex-lover-tells-police-of-debt_144666.html