Frenchman Confesses to Wife’s Murder from Jail, Lawyer Says

Frenchman Confesses to Wife’s Murder

A Frenchman convicted for murdering his wife who disappeared over five years ago has confessed from jail cell that he killed her. Cedric Jubillar was sentenced in October to 30 years in prison for killing Delphine Jubillar, but always maintained his innocence.

Delphine went missing in December 2020 during the height of the COVID pandemic. In four weeks of hearings in Albi, the defense argued there was no certainty a crime had been committed as her body was never found. However, the jury decided there was enough circumstantial evidence to conclude Jubillar was guilty.

Just over two months before his appeal hearing, Jubillar wrote a “confession” admitting involvement, said his lawyer Pierre Debuisson. Jubillar is ready to cooperate with authorities and locate her body after hiding it on Dec 15-16, 2020. He expressed hope this would allow their children to grieve and Delphine to be properly buried.

His team believes the appeal trial cannot take place as scheduled in September as he will need to be re-interrogated and searches for the body conducted. Jubillar’s confession letter mentions a dispute between them but provides no further details. He was convicted on the basis of corroborating evidence despite lack of body or DNA linking him to crime.

During trial, it was heard that Delphine had begun an affair with a man she met online and told Jubillar about it leading to a fight which likely resulted in her death by strangulation.