Jubillar Case: Bone Remains Discovered After New Search in the Tarn

Cagnac-les-Mines – 16 July 2026: Investigators have discovered bone remains on a remote site in the Tarn. The find was made at a location that Cedric Jubillar is said to have identified to authorities, according to his latest statements, as the place where he disposed of the body of his wife Delphine. The search was carried out with the involvement of investigators and forensic specialists.

Nicolas Jacquet, the prosecutor general at the Toulouse Court of Appeal, said on Thursday that the remains were bone fragments that could possibly be of human origin. They were found at the location identified by Jubillar. No identification has yet been made. Only the forthcoming forensic and genetic examinations can establish to whom the remains belong.

Delphine Jubillar, née Aussaguel, disappeared from the couple’s home in Cagnac-les-Mines near Albi on the night of 16 December 2020. The then 33-year-old nurse remained missing despite years of extensive search efforts. Her case became one of France’s best-known missing-person and criminal cases, particularly because no body had been found for a long time.

Cedric Jubillar was sentenced at first instance in October 2025 to 30 years in prison for the murder of his wife. According to media reports and sources in the justice system, he stated in writing on 6 July 2026 that he was responsible for her death and offered to assist with the search. Appeal proceedings were scheduled to begin in Toulouse on 21 September 2026.

The discovery changes the state of the case, but it does not yet answer the crucial questions. Investigators must secure the site, document the evidence and determine whether further remains or objects are present. The cause of death and the exact circumstances of the disappearance also remain unresolved until experts provide reliable findings.

For Delphine Jubillar’s relatives, the news is both a possible step toward certainty and a painful new moment in proceedings that have lasted more than five and a half years. The family had repeatedly hoped to find Delphine and give her a dignified burial. The justice system, however, is urging restraint until the examinations have been completed.

The public prosecutor’s office and investigating authorities have not yet issued a final assessment of the discovery. Only this is certain: the work that began in the Tarn on Thursday has provided a new forensic lead. Whether it will result in conclusive evidence in the Delphine Jubillar case now depends on laboratory analyses and further investigations.