Cantons Geneva, Jura and Solothurn, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Switzerland was the scene of violent deaths in three members of a family in Solothurn and of a University of Geneva professor out walking in the Jura the weekend of 6-7 June. Police have now arrested two people in connection with the Solothurn murders. The circumstances surrounding the death of Alain Monnier, professor of religion and anthropology in Geneva remain unclear for now, with police saying only that a knife was found in a nearby river and that he died of a stab wound to the heart.
Monnier was a professor for 21 years at the University of Geneva and he was last seen Thursday 4 June when he left his home in the Jura, near the Doubs river area, to go for a walk. His body was found Saturday. Police are not excluding all possibilities, from suicide to accident to murder.
The baffling murder in Solothurn of an older couple and their daughter in her thirtieshas resulted in the arrest of “several” people, many of whom have been released, with police saying they are following several leads. The Swiss German press has been speculating about dubious investment schemes, sects and murky financial affairs as links to the crime.
Related:
- “Un enseignant de l’Université retrouvé mort poignardé,” Tribune de Genève, 11 June 2009
- “Triple meurtre de Granges: plusieurs arrestations,” TSR, 11 June 2009
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News story, GenevaLunch, 11 June 2009.
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Tags: Alain Monnier, crimes, Doubs river, Granges Solothurn, heart, Jura, murder, professor, stab, Swiss news, University of Geneva
June 11th, 2009 at 9:19 pm
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