Bone remains found near Cagnac-les-Mines: Identification still pending

Villeneuve-sur-Vere – 16 July 2026: During renewed search operations in the case of Delphine Aussaguel, bone remains have been discovered in the Tarn department. According to Nicolas Jacquet, the prosecutor general at the Toulouse Court of Appeal, the remains were found at a location Cedric Jubillar had identified to investigators. It has not yet been confirmed whether the remains are human and whether there is a connection to Delphine Aussaguel.

On Thursday, the gendarmerie cordoned off a remote area between Villeneuve-sur-Vere and Mailhoc, northwest of Albi. Cedric Jubillar was brought from prison to the site for the search operation. According to the judiciary, he stated during an earlier hearing that he could show investigators the location where he had left his wife’s body.

Delphine Aussaguel, known as Delphine Jubillar, disappeared from the couple’s home in Cagnac-les-Mines during the night of 15 to 16 December 2020. The then 33-year-old nurse and mother of two has not been found since. Her disappearance drew considerable attention far beyond the region and has weighed heavily on her relatives for years.

The bone remains now secured will undergo forensic examination. Only anthropological and genetic analyses can determine whether they are of human origin and whether identification is possible. The authorities are therefore refraining from making any statement as to whether Delphine Aussaguel has been found. No further official details were initially released concerning the quantity, condition or exact location of the remains.

On 17 October 2025, Cedric Jubillar was sentenced to 30 years in prison for murdering his wife. He appealed the verdict. According to media reports, he admitted for the first time in a letter to his defence lawyers in early July 2026 that he was responsible for his wife’s death. The current investigation follows these new statements.

According to the current schedule, the appeal proceedings are due to begin on 21 September 2026 before the criminal court in Toulouse. The new examinations could become important for the further assessment of the evidence, but their outcome remains uncertain. The judiciary must now wait to see whether laboratory findings support Cedric Jubillar’s statements or raise new questions about the circumstances of the crime.

In Cagnac-les-Mines and surrounding communities, the news prompted deep concern. For Delphine Aussaguel’s family and friends, the discovery represents above all a new but still uncertain development. The scientific assessment remains decisive: until a conclusive result is available, no identification can be inferred from the remains found.