Found Deceased France - Émile Soleil, 2, outside grandparent’s house, Le Vernet, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, 8 July 2023 #2

[JLZ]

Code de procédure pénale - Article 706-56:
Translated with Google Translate:

You find the entire text here, from a French gouvernmental site. Unfortunately there were some difficulties with getting Google Translate to translate the entire text from the website, so the link is in French:

https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/codes/article_lc/LEGIARTI000047053035#:~:text=II.,30%20000%20euros%20d%27amende.

Thank you. It seems from that and the previous Articles that there are rules about whose DNA can be included in the database. People convicted and suspected of serious crime, essentially. And there need to be plausible reasons for suspicion. Being a resident of the village where the disappearance occurred and the deceased person was found, would that qualify as a plausible reason for suspicion? Or, is there a distinction between collecting and using the DNA for investigation, and including it in the database? . . . Just musing, not calling on you to answer all that.

 

[Rikissa]

Thank you. It seems from that and the previous Articles that there are rules about whose DNA can be included in the database. People convicted and suspected of serious crime, essentially. And there need to be plausible reasons for suspicion. Being a resident of the village where the disappearance occurred and the deceased person was found, would that qualify as a plausible reason for suspicion? Or, is there a distinction between collecting and using the DNA for investigation, and including it in the database? . . . Just musing, not calling on you to answer all that.

I would guess that whether the DNA collected in this case will be added to the database or not depends on how the order for testing was written, as a judge has to order the testing, they probably can also decide what to do with the DNA material. If the testing is only done to exclude people in this specific case, perhaps no need to save the DNA.

 

[JLZ]

I would guess that whether the DNA collected in this case will be added to the database or not depends on how the order for testing was written, as a judge has to order the testing, they probably can also decide what to do with the DNA material. If the testing is only done to exclude people in this specific case, perhaps no need to save the DNA.

Unless entry to the database is technologically required in order to make the comparison. But if there are different rules for when collection can be ordered and when the database can be used--where are the former?

 

[bluestsocks]

I’m still unclear if a judge actually ordered all 100 people to submit to DNA testing or if this is a voluntary thing.

 

[Rikissa]

I’m still unclear if a judge actually ordered all 100 people to submit to DNA testing or if this is a voluntary thing.

The rules for DNA testing in France are very strict, so for the people in the village to voluntarily do DNA testing without a judge giving permission, or having ordered testing, would be illegal. For example, it's not legal to do a private paternity test, nor is genealogical DNA tests legal in France (regardless where the testing is done).

DNA testing in France

If you have French heritage, you might wonder why you don’t have many French DNA matches. Here is an overview of DNA testing in France to help you

www.myfrenchroots.com

 

[Rikissa]

I found this article from 27 February 2026, where it says that the testing of the villagers are done after a request from Emile's family.

Two and a half years after the disappearance of little Emile Soleil , the investigation is stalling. Following a request from the family , investigators have taken DNA samples from residents of the hamlet in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence where the child disappeared in July 2023, according to a source close to the investigation, confirming information from La Provence.

Translated with Google Translate:

Des tests ADN effectués sur des habitants du hameau du petit Emile

Ces prélèvements avaient notamment été demandés en janvier par des avocats de la famille du garçon de 2 ans et demi disparu le 8 juillet 2023

www-20minutes-fr.translate.goog

 

[Mauig’ma]

I found this article from 27 February 2026, where it says that the testing of the villagers are done after a request from Emile's family.

Translated with Google Translate:

Des tests ADN effectués sur des habitants du hameau du petit Emile

Ces prélèvements avaient notamment été demandés en janvier par des avocats de la famille du garçon de 2 ans et demi disparu le 8 juillet 2023

www-20minutes-fr.translate.goog

Thank you for this ^ I thought I vaguely remembered an article about the community being DNA tested already. With France rules about strict DNA testing I’m confused. Doesn’t take much. Lol. Can someone please help me out and explain if it’s been done already or if it’s even possible to do. Tyia

 

[Rikissa]

Article from 27 February 2026:

The DNA sampling campaign has already begun and is expected to continue throughout the spring.

The grandparents are also asking for DNA samples taken from barns and other outbuildings in the area where the boy's body could have been hidden, and be compared to the DNA samples from the villagers (see the end of the article).

Mort du petit Émile : pourquoi l'ADN d'une « centaine de personnes » va-t-il être prélevé ?

Pour la première depuis la mort d'Émile Soleil, 30 mois, le 8 juillet 2023, des prélèvements ADN vont être réalisés chez tous les habitants du village, mais aussi sur toutes les personnes présentes à proximité du Haut-Vernet ce jour-là.

www-parismatch-com.translate.goog

I'm not sure what to say about their request to test the outbuildings, and compare with villagers' DNA, that seems to be going way too far. To check if Emile's DNA was in an outbuilding is one thing, but the way it's described in the article, it sounds as if it's the villagers' movements that the grandparents wants to have examined. If so, why?

 

[GracefulD1an]

Article from 27 February 2026:

The grandparents are also asking for DNA samples taken from barns and other outbuildings in the area where the boy's body could have been hidden, and be compared to the DNA samples from the villagers (see the end of the article).

Mort du petit Émile : pourquoi l'ADN d'une « centaine de personnes » va-t-il être prélevé ?

Pour la première depuis la mort d'Émile Soleil, 30 mois, le 8 juillet 2023, des prélèvements ADN vont être réalisés chez tous les habitants du village, mais aussi sur toutes les personnes présentes à proximité du Haut-Vernet ce jour-là.

www-parismatch-com.translate.goog

I'm not sure what to say about their request to test the outbuildings, and compare with villagers' DNA, that seems to be going way too far. To check if Emile's DNA was in an outbuilding is one thing, but the way it's described in the article, it sounds as if it's the villagers' movements that the grandparents wants to have examined. If so, why?

Hmm…I wonder if they are truly innocent or if they are trying to throw shade at an enemy in the village so suspicion isn’t cast further on them and people don’t realize it really was done at their hands?