Cédric Jubillar admitted from prison that he killed his wife and says he will now lead investigators to where he disposed of her remains
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- Cédric Jubillar confessed from prison that he killed his wife, Delphine Jubillar, after maintaining his innocence throughout his trial
- The 38-year-old says he will now lead investigators to where he disposed of Delphine’s remains nearly six years after she disappeared, according to his attorney
- Jubillar was convicted in 2025 and sentenced to 30 years in prison despite Delphine’s body never being found
A French man convicted of murdering his wife despite her body never being found has confessed from prison and says he will now show investigators where he disposed of her remains, according to his attorney.
Cédric Jubillar, 38, admitted in a letter to his lawyers that he killed his wife, Delphine Jubillar, after a marital argument at their home in southern France in December 2020, the BBC reported.
The confession comes after Jubillar was convicted of murder and sentenced to 30 years in prison based largely on circumstantial evidence. Throughout his trial, he had maintained his innocence, PEOPLE previously reported.
“A few weeks ago he said to me, ‘I need to tell you the truth. It was me,’” attorney Pierre Debuisson, who took over Jubillar’s defense after the trial, said during a Monday news conference, according to the BBC.
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Debuisson said Jubillar told him he killed Delphine “after yet another marital row” and used his car to move her body the night she died, per the outlet.
Delphine, a 33-year-old nurse and mother of two, disappeared from the family’s home in Cagnac-les-Mines in southern France during the early morning hours of Dec. 16, 2020.
During the investigation, authorities said the couple’s marriage had deteriorated.
Prosecutors alleged Delphine was planning to leave her husband after beginning a relationship with another man, PEOPLE previously reported.
Authorities searched extensively for Delphine’s remains, deploying drones, cadaver dogs, divers and search teams, but her body was never found.
Prosecutors ultimately argued they had enough circumstantial evidence to secure a conviction despite the lack of a body or forensic evidence. Investigators also pointed to statements from the couple’s then-6-year-old son, who said he had seen his parents arguing the night his mother disappeared, according to PEOPLE’s previous reporting.
Jubillar was arrested in 2021 and convicted of Delphine’s murder in 2025. He had been expected to appeal his conviction in the coming months, but that appeal may now be postponed following his confession, according to the BBC.
Malika Chmani, the attorney representing the couple’s two children, welcomed the development but said one question remains unanswered.
“We are relieved for the children,” Chmani said, per the outlet. “Now, he needs to tell us where the body is … I think that is what is going to happen now. I hope so.”
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