Lina's disappearance: this object found in the suspect's car which speeds up the investigation

Almost a year later the disappearance of Lina, in Bas-Rhin, the hope of finding the teenager is rekindled; thanks to the discovery of an object that the police had been looking for for a long time.

For almost a year, Lina's parents have had no news of their daughter, who disappeared on September 23, 2023 while she was walking to the Saint-Blaise-la-Roche train station in Bas-Rhin to meet her boyfriend in Strasbourg. After she was reported, the town of Plaine, where the teenager lives, and its surroundings were combed but the investigators did not discover the slightest clue explaining what could have happened on that Saturday in September.

For several months the case seemed to be at a standstill, several people were questioned by the police but they were all finally released. However, it took a completely new turn when the police got their hands on a car, which had been in the investigators' sights for a long time. One person questioned had in fact explained having seen Lina at aboard a vehicle shortly before it vanished. Found at the pound after its driver was arrested last June, at the wheel of the car, the car was analyzed for a long time and provided elements of major importance for the investigations.

Investigators identified Lina's genetic profile on the back seat of the vehicle and on one of the seat belts, which corroborates the theory of kidnapping favored by the police. This discovery led to the establishment of new searches in two forests of the Vosges located near of the road taken by Lina and her alleged kidnapper, who has since committed suicide.

According to initial reports, investigators were looking for any clues that could help them find the teenager, such as her phone or wallet. A dog squad had also been deployed to search for potential human remains but no trace of any clue was found.

However, we learned on Monday, September 9, thanks to information revealed by Dernières nouvelles d'Alsace, that in addition to the young girl's DNA, her handbag and various objects belonging to her had also been found at the back of the searched vehicle. However, investigators were unable to get their hands on his mobile phone. Where is this phone ? The latter stopped to be broadcast shortly after Lina's disappearance and in a strange way. In fact, before suddenly going off, the young girl's mobile phone did not generate a final signal intended for the operator, which implies that it could have been destroyed.