French investigators consider reenactment with survivors of 2012 Alpine family massacre

The 2012 massacre on a remote Alpine road claimed the lives of satellite engineer Saad Al-Hilli, his wife Iqbal, his mother Suhaila and cyclist Sylvain Mollier, while their daughters Zainab (seven) and Zeena (four) survived. Investigators later identified a rare Luger PO6/29 pistol as the weapon, and divers retrieved a matching sidearm from Lake Annecy. Prosecutor Marie-Celine Lawrysz of the Nanterre cold-case unit proposes a site-specific reenactment with the sisters, now 18 and 21, to elicit additional testimony.

The plan requires the sisters' approval and financial resources before a date can be set. Forensic experts are also re-examining original gun fragments to confirm the recovered pistol's link to the killings. The case has long been hampered by evidence contamination and unanswered questions about the shooter’s identity.