Femicide in the Perch: the Murder of Marlaine Marquis in 1989 Is No Longer Prescribed

Considering that Marlaine Marquis' ex-spouse had confessed to his crime, more than 32 years after the facts, he was protected by the statute of limitations, but a court decision has just overturned the dismissal of his case.

The femicide of Marlaine Marquis can be tried. The murder of this woman whom her spouse claims to have strangled and buried in a marnière in 1989, is not prescribed, decided Tuesday the Court of Appeal of Caen, overturning the dismissal pronounced by u... Read more about Elle.fr

Pascal Delaunay had made his confession in 2022, when the facts were prescribed.