Murder of Nathalie Maire in Mâcon in 1987: man held in custody nearly 40 years later
A man in his sixties was held in custody at the end of May in the investigation into the death of Nathalie Maire, who was killed in 1987 at the Mâcon-La Salle service area.
Nathalie Maire case: first arrest in nearly 40 years in A6 cold case
A man in his sixties was held in custody at the end of May 2026 in connection with the murder of Nathalie Maire, committed on 2 September 1987 at the Mâcon-La Salle motorway service area in Saône-et-Loire. According to lejsl.com, this is the first arrest recorded in this case for nearly forty years.
The measure was taken on instructions from the Nanterre specialised cold cases unit, which reopened the investigation in 2022. The Nathalie Maire case is the second to have been transferred to this unit.
The man, whose identity was not disclosed, "had not been questioned precisely at the time", according to Le Parisien, which revealed the information. Testimonies reportedly highlighted "relationships he maintained with the victim that could suggest possible involvement". He was released at the end of his custody period.
Nathalie Maire was 18 years old at the time of the crime. She was finishing her working day at the A6 motorway service area at Mâcon-La Salle when she was killed. Her murder, which remained unsolved for decades, forms part of the series that the Paris press has referred to as the "missing women of the A6" — in reference to several young women murdered in the 1980s-1990s in Saône-et-Loire, in an area close to this motorway.
Source: Google News FR — Crime (fr)