Jubillar Case: Bone Fragments Found in Tarn Under Investigation

Mailhoc – 19 July 2026: A remote field in the north of the Tarn department has fallen silent again after two days of intensive searching. But the investigation into the case of Delphine Aussaguel, who has been missing since December 2020, has taken a significant new turn: Bone fragments were discovered at a location Cédric Jubillar is said to have identified to the authorities. Their identity has not yet been established.

The search began on Wednesday, 15 July, following a judicial hearing of the now 38-year-old. According to Nicolas Jacquet, public prosecutor general at the Toulouse Court of Appeal, Jubillar stated during the hearing that he was responsible for his wife’s death and offered to lead investigators to the place where her body might be.

On Thursday, 16 July, gendarmes found bone fragments at the site near Mailhoc which, according to the judiciary, may be of human origin. The location is near the D600 road and around ten kilometres from the couple’s former home in Cagnac-les-Mines. The search of the area ended on Friday evening.

For the relatives of Delphine Aussaguel, a 33-year-old nurse and mother of two, the discovery is not yet confirmation. The recovered remains were taken to the Institut de recherche criminelle de la gendarmerie nationale in Pontoise for forensic examination. DNA analyses, among other tests, are expected to determine whether they can be identified as belonging to the missing woman.

The cause of death also remains unknown. Investigators are also examining whether further relevant traces or objects were recovered at the site. The findings could be important in reconstructing the night of 15 to 16 December 2020, when Delphine Aussaguel disappeared from the family home in Cagnac-les-Mines.

On 17 October 2025, Cédric Jubillar was sentenced by the Tarn Assize Court to 30 years in prison for the murder of his wife. He appealed, and the appeal trial is scheduled to begin on 21 September 2026 before the Haute-Garonne Assize Court in Toulouse. The first-instance verdict is therefore not yet final.

The latest discovery changes the case, but does not bring it to a close. Only the forensic findings will show whether the search can provide the relatives with answers after more than five and a half years. Until then, the judicial position remains: the bone fragments are possible new evidence – not a definitive resolution.