The French Family Massacre: Killer Haunts Detectives For 13 Years | True Crime Documentary

Hi everyone, it’s Teddy from into the deep and in this new true crime story we’re going to be looking into another disturbing case with you.
This is the tragic case of the Dupont de Ligonnès family murders and disappearance of Xavier Pierre Marie Dupont de Ligonnès
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[@history6988]

He blammed his family for his problems. When Narcassists make mistakes, everyone else is punished. They are always the victim.

[@andrealabrooy7792]

EXACTLY!! And a narcissist will never kill himself because he always believes that he is the victim and is always right in all his actions.

[@Kuraihanzai]

he tried to act pitiful

[@MoonLight-gm6zm]

Xavier is a psychopath, for sure. Instead of killing himself, he killed his wife, 4 children and 2 family dogs. What a monster.

[@buninparadise9476]

noblesse oblige

[@michellemckenna9568]

He’s out here somewhere. Too selfish to commit suicide. RIP 😢to his family. They didn’t deserve this.

[@IntoTheDeepCrime]

It’s so heartbreaking 💔

[@Dan-xx5jq]

@@michellemckenna9568 I agree 100%!!! If we could only inform the public out in the world...we would catch him. I bet he went to a place he is familiar with...ie Florida, USA or some place in America. I don't think a third world French speaking country as there are poor and he is accustomed to good life. He has to have his cigars. He could get lost easily in the US or Canada. The French authorities should have sent his DNA and finger prints to the FBI to keep a look out for him. I don't think he would risk staying in Europe. Why did he pick that last destination in France? What kind of ships come there? That would give a clue where he went. Sadly the French police screwed up assuming he unlived his life. They should have used psychologists who would tell them that a true narcissist like him would never do that! They assumed he had a mind like them with a conscience and unlive himself. KZbin does not allow the s word. He can be found!!! They need to look at his habits, the type of cigars he liked, the business he enjoyed, his extravagant lifestyle he enjoyed and where he could find it out of France, sadly the French police screwed up and look below standard. Sad.

[@Dan-xx5jq]

@@michellemckenna9568 @michellemckenna9568 I agree 100%!!! If we could only inform the public out in the world...we would catch him. I bet he went to a place he is familiar with...ie Florida, USA or some place in America.

[@Dan-xx5jq]

@@michellemckenna9568 I don't think a third world French speaking country as there are poor and he is accustomed to good life. He has to have his cigars. He could get lost easily in the US or Canada.

[@Dan-xx5jq]

@@michellemckenna9568 The French authorities should have sent his DNA and finger prints to the FBI to keep a look out for him. I don't think he would risk staying in Europe. Why did he pick that last destination in France? What kind of ships come there? That would give a clue where he went.

[@louise2467]

Narcissists are extremely dangerous, usually, but more so when their facade is about to be exposed. What a pos. Those beautiful children and his lovely wife, and their pet dogs. He really didn’t deserve any of them and they certainly didn’t deserve him! He murdered them all to protect his ego. Unbelievably evil. His own family are nuts.

[@IntoTheDeepCrime]

Pure evil 💔

[@wendyqallab6906]

A devil walking among us. I can not imagine their horror knowing their Father was killing them.

[@WyattRyeSway]

Check out the American branch…..John DuPont. At least his money didn’t buy his freedom.

[@Marit-dutchie]

Of course he is alive, unfortunately😒 and to his sister I would say; wake up, your brother is a psychopathic killer! Don't waste your energy on him/it.

[@adambane1719]

"of course".... really ??

[@Marit-dutchie]

@@adambane1719 Dutch dictionary? Really. Cause that's what concerns you😂 wauw👌🏻

[@Marit-dutchie]

And if you don't know 'wauw', it's like 'wow'.....

[@adambane1719]

@@Marit-dutchie "of course", is absolute nonsense. Its far more probable that his body was lost in the ocean near where he was last seen

[@Krizz139]

I agree, I think that he is alive.

[@bethchisholm4858]

You can see by his eyes this guy is a whack a doodle. So sad why do these monsters take out their families when they could just take themselves out of the picture. I will never understand this stuff.............

[@pamelalapierre6678]

A WHACK-A-DOODLE indeed !!! In fact -- the KING of whack-a-doodles !!! Love this comment .Definitely haven't heard it in awhile but we said it as kids and for me , that's many moons ago !!

[@tararasque932]

Yes, if he had just disappeared her family would have taken care of her and the kids, they would have continued in their private catholic school with their privileged life, they would have been fine. He's despicable. He should have taken himself out or just left. There was NO reason to do this to them.

[@shalinasaroya4571]

A lot of the killers find it easier to kill the ppl they might have to face for thier failures but feel cowardly to face the situations.. So weird and psychotic

[@history6988]

@@shalinasaroya4571 Because they blame them.

[@shalinasaroya4571]

@@history6988 I guess so but still they’ve failed in thier life but doesn’t mean they can’t pick up the pieces..just to hide thier embarrassment they think killing is easy but what about the bad rep they are leaving behind.. Plus what gives them the right to kill others just so they can die peacefully themselves..

[@giovanna722]

​@@history6988 yes, like Chandler Halderson who murdered and dismembered both parents.

[@emmamargxo]

“Some believe he’s innocent” bro literally talked about killing his entire family for months and told his wife that “if they all died tomorrow it would be better” 😭😭😭

[@history6988]

I'll bet he told someone where he would go and that person thought it was hypothetical

[@lisatrautner1274]

This is the French equivalent of the John List case.

[@christiedawnbridges9187]

My thoughts too!!

[@bethmiller3635]

10:07

[@SonhosPodemMudarDestino]

Yes

[@neilacrabtree1617]

@@lisatrautner1274 I was just thinking the same exact thing

[@juliettecarpentier8654]

That's how this case was actually nicknamed in France. Many investigators wonder if he could have been inspired by John List. He apparently toured the USA when he was younger and perfectly speaks English, so his friends believe he could potentially have started his life over in America under another name...

[@gabia.6213]

This is heartbreaking, such a beautiful family

[@IntoTheDeepCrime]

💙

[@giovanna722]

Such beautiful smiles. He was uptight in many of the photos, as if he were struggling to project happiness.

[@reshmaarthur3845]

Such beautiful children rest in peace 😢💔😭

[@IntoTheDeepCrime]

💙

[@tararasque932]

They honestly look like the most stereotypical frenchiest french family ever.

[@FucU4ever]

HE ISNT DEAD.

[@MYCOCO62]

If you're american, please look at his face just in case you see him. A lot of people believe he's currently in America, and we would like to see him brought to justice one day.

[@adambane1719]

What an absolute coward !!!!

[@IntoTheDeepCrime]

Agreed

[@ssing7113]

For his sister: De Nile isn’t just a river in Egypt 😂😂😂

[@unicornzNbeez]

His sister is so delusional!!!

[@tarantellalarouge7632]

when the mom can say that Virgin Mary is speaking to her, imagine how the daughter, who believes that, could think !

[@linaa3469]

@@unicornzNbeez His sister knows where he is.

[@SharonMartinez]

Such are the rich, well-off and entitled. They wouldn’t survive through puberty if suddenly faced with a working class life.

[@olgaefros4990]

They weren’t rich

[@noracampos7426]

@@SharonMartinez I tell my kids and grandsons that we’re better off being poor because we don’t have to worry if Wall Street crashes 🤣🤣🤣

[@L.D.Intheditch]

Xavier has such an over inflated ego. As if his 🤬 don't stink.

[@RamonaRayTodosSantosBCS]

He did not commit suicide he's a coward. He's off somewhere in some foreign country living a gay life without any responsibilities. That's how come he was so depressed. Too many responsibilities overwhelming

[@garciagarcia4390]

The sister might be as crazy as him. I hate that anyone gives her any platform to voice her conspiracies that are proven wrong. She might even know where he is.

[@misscheeki-cheekie480]

Exactly my thoughts too

[@aluap26]

Don´t you just LOOOVE these people who only have their titles but worth ZERO and think they are better than everybody !!? And still religious !! Seriously !

[@tararasque932]

They just seem to be a different kind of delusional, ignorant suckers for any kind of conspiracy theory, no grasp on reality whatsoever. Are you familiar with the recluses of Monflanquin case? Thierry Tilly could pull one over on DuPont de Ligonnès' nutty sister easier than snapping his fingers.

[@hikjee]

I’m from France and have watched many documentaries and read numerous articles on the topic. The magazine “Society” you mentioned is excellent. You’ve covered the case perfectly. Great video. It is the biggest mystery in France, alongside the unsolved case of the murder of little Gregory.

[@jkl1202]

How do some people believe he’s innocent when he just went about his business like usual travelling alone like he had no family?? And said it would be better without them?? He definitely killed them!

[@tonydoherty2190]

John list carried on living even got another wife i think. Til he got caught 18 years later.

[@Dan-xx5jq]

yes, this guy is alive. I hope they catch him. if his image could be saturated in the US and Europe like the FBI used to do with their show, "Most wanted" he can be found. Maybe he is reading my post now. Someone can recognize him.

[@evilqueenyiayia]

I wondered if they ever found him. Thanks for the update. 😔

[@geraldinej2789]

Not yet … 😢

[@deneenogbeide5087]

The wealth was no more and his children were becoming adults. They probably saw the father’s flaws and short comings. The humiliation was too much. If only he received help for his depression. This situation could of been avoided.

[@fredericchang2140]

He is guilty.

[@user-gp6yo7fs5c]

His delusional, laughing on camera sister, gives me the chills. She knows.

[@roelienliebenberg2516]

He did it! Thats it! If his sister think he didn't she is crazy! He is still alive some somewhere.

[@suegreen8214]

Killed his wife and children and the pets, hid their bodies, closed up their lives with stupid stories and lies Left himself alive and made sure he had enough time to get away, OF COURSE he killed them As for that sister, his family know where he is and are probably supporting him

[@IntoTheDeepCrime]

💔

[@wendyqallab6906]

How could his sister defend him?

[@Krizz139]

This is heartbreaking, those poor beautiful children and their Mum. The bodies were later exhumed and proofed beyond doubt that it was indeed the children and their Mum. I think that he is alive and that he deliberately withdrew money with his credit card etc to lead police on a wild goose chase and to leave everyone with the doubt that he had ended his life in the mountains in the surrounding area. I think that the children and his wife deserve justice so that they can rest in peace.

[@mollyhorse]

yeah..hows that superiority complex working for you now Xavier???

[@johnsimon8438]

Well presented and interesting. Thank you

[@IntoTheDeepCrime]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you 💙

[@tarantellalarouge7632]

thanks for the video ! I am French and I would like to make a little remark about the "aristocracy" in France. As we have made the Revolution in 1789, and as there is no more king in our country, there is no more real aristocracy also, the titles as "count", "marquee" and all that bs are fictional ! so the father of Xavier Dupont de Ligonnès could have been a count, but in fact he was not .... If XDDL is still alive, he could hide in a monastery as he had some links to some conservative religious "cults". But I strongly believe that he is dead, he had zero money to escape, and he didn't want to be recovered to avoid more shame (crimes + a suicide) to his family and to maintain a certain "mystery haze" around the case (it has more or less worked, his sister believes that the family is in the US)

[@IntoTheDeepCrime]

Interesting! Thank you for sharing

[@geraldinej2789]

You’re wrong about the tittle they are not fictional but honorary titles and part of some lignage I strongly believe that he is alive no need for him to meticulously prepare and hide the murder of his family if he wanted to take his own life and he had a lot of time to put aside some money for his escape His best friend too is certain that he is alive somewhere….

[@tarantellalarouge7632]

@@geraldinej2789 for "honor"and maybe religious reasons he didn't want that his crimes would be discovered , and maybe he thought that the corpses would stay undiscovered for ever. About the titles : they are "honorary" but the point of aristocracy is to have a "power" over a land, a country for a king, and a county for a count, etc, they came with privileges over justice, money, etc ... Having no power (and no incomes) over a land is senseless. It is a nutshell .. and nobody cares ! About the point : is he alive or not, this is impossible to respond until a body is discovered, but in our world, hiding for almost 15 years is very difficult .....

[@thevocalcrone]

@@geraldinej2789 actually there is a reason for the deception and to be meticulous. besides the fact that man was clearly bat sh*te crazy.. all that catholicism. Mortal sin. Potentially he sees suicide as irredeemable shame to the family.. but murdering not quite as bad. he can justify it if he wanted to "I was protecting them.".. (no one will buy it), but he can't be perceived to suicide.

[@Krizz139]

I don't think that he's dead, he seemed to have had thoughts of his family dying for a while and his mistress had given him quite a lot of money, enough to disappear.

[@StoicStud]

After these guys have a family they go whackjob just get divorced and leave this is so sad

[@dianaesparza1878]

Pure evil will meet his maker 👿May this beautiful family RIP ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🙏🏼

[@ekno2506]

What a monster! 😡😔

[@Genevois1205]

A family annihilator...I am reminded of the horrific story of John List, who murdered his mother, wife and three children and then managed to disappear for almost 18 years (even remarrying!) before finally being brought to justice. These men (it's usually, but not always men...Susan Smith comes to mind...) are selfish, self-centred and psychotic. The scary part is that they appear completely normal and sometimes even decent and kind before they commit their atrocious deeds. It is almost impossible to predict when something this horrific and terrifying will occur, because the perpetrator rarely gives out clues as to his intentions. Oddly, however, this fellow was throwing out red flares that no one paid attention to. I cannot understand that at all.

[@angels0auras]

I dont believe the photo was sent by Xavier. Anyone who didn't want to be found wouldn't send LE a pic of his sons. It's more likely that another family member may have sent it to keep the search alive.

[@history6988]

@@angels0auras Someone like that would brag that he got away with it.

[@rewatteefroimchuk8589]

Yes, he is hiding, he is coward. May the deceased family rest in Peace.

[@IntoTheDeepCrime]

💙🙏

[@rmsiq148isstruggling3]

Xavier: Disappears Xavier doppelgangers: Let's appear everywhere and make a mess of this case Rest in peace Agnes and the 4 beautiful youth whose lives were brutally taken away :(

[@sarahmughal5615]

I think he’s still alive with his big EGO and selfishness, where he has the right to live but his family didn’t. He was one decided their fate unfortunately and he didn’t want them to grow and find their own ways in life. Yeah we have a similar case in America as well, where the guy killed his mother, wife and all his kids and disappeared for years till someone recognized him.

[@ThestuffthatSaralikes]

This is one of those cases that has stuck with me from the first time I heard about it… I hope the victims are all at peace❤

[@conorgrennan983]

Fur coat , no knickers

[@stoneforest7897]

I heard about this several times. Very sad case.

[@kmccarthy3760]

What a lovely family indeed 😢RiP

[@greenalien3857]

Xieveir said goodbye to his past and whent to places in franxe where his family and him went places of meaning because he knew he wasn't coming back. The one last time scenario. hes alive and eirher in florida tampa or cali,or quebec canada or honduras,or spain most likley spain. Living freely without his wife n kids as planned.

[@zoeyrochellezhombie829]

The guy being arrested is the equivalent of American police arresting just to make the public shut up.

[@luckiestunluckypersonever4278]

I haven’t heard anything about the story yet but after reading your comment. I said to myself “Oh no, this isn’t going to be good.” Not meaning the story but the way it was handled.

[@evilqueenyiayia]

Family annihilator. 😐

[@Dan-xx5jq]

they had an American that did this too, killing his young family. They did find him living in Mexico/Central America. So it is possible he is alive. He could have gone to a poor French speaking country. His body would have been found if he killed himself in the forests.

[@Dan-xx5jq]

The kids were gorgeous!

[@evilqueenyiayia]

I remember an American, List. Think that was his last name. Killed his Mom, Wife and two kids. They found him forty years later remarried living a quiet life. America's Most wanted I think 🤔

[@christiedawnbridges9187]

That dude is guilty as all get out 🤨

[@marywilliams9858]

What was his behaviour as a child and young adult?

[@history6988]

I'll bet he was entitled, and sadistic

[@nacimiyu]

So tragic 😢

[@IntoTheDeepCrime]

😔💔

[@theranjithjay]

2011- France - Tragic case of Dupont de Ligonnes Zavier, DuPonts wife and four children were murdered.

[@buninparadise9476]

The idea of superiority of European noblemen is laughable at best. Their ``noble`` ancestors were usually elevated by the king on early Medival battlefields for their cunning and brutality or simply because they were the last that had survived the fighting. But certainly they werent chosen for their moral and intellectual qualities.

[@MariaAlves-de1iw]

Cops can’t catch that coward 🤔

[@annieconway8998]

One does not say Xzavier. It is Zavier

[@tasmangirl]

as a french its Xzavier and not Zavier .

[@millana100]

In Canada it is pronounced Xzavier.

[@rc1983]

Dead many years ago, his financial fate is unacceptable to him, no reason for living.

[@susannah1066]

Reminded me of Christopher Foster-Maesbrook, Shropshire, England in 2008.

[@kmccarthy3760]

So sad to do all this to the family

[@iluop3623]

Oh he think he bougee....😂😂😂

[@janicevictor7414]

Probably was already a mental case a long time ago...

[@philliphedges9972]

The sister is reaching big time.

[@nothngspermanent]

wow what incompetence

[@cindytaylor7155]

Crazy can make someone stronger than normal.

[@scippio3]

He’s dead somewhere in the mountains or forests near where he was last seen

[@lllAstridddlll]

Très bien raconté ! 👍 Le plus grand mystère de France et le 2 eme plus grand mystère de France c'est Jubillar !

[@IntoTheDeepCrime]

💙🙏

[@hikjee]

Et l’affaire du petit Gregory

[@lllAstridddlll]

@@hikjee oui aussi

[@MachManagement]

Nantes is pronounced Nante with a nealy silent "e" at the end

[@marinamoca8263]

😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@IntoTheDeepCrime]

💔

[@RamonaRayTodosSantosBCS]

If he said that. It's because he was depressed. I understand how he feels. In fact I come from royalty, but it does no good if you have no purpose. Having brains, beauty and a pedigree are all useless if you have no faith or hope. He obviously killed his family. Duh.

[@history6988]

@RamonaRayTodosSantosBCS I don't think you would murder your wife and children if you were depressed. He blamed them. He hated them. They were punished.

[@naturalbeauty4734]

​@@history6988 Thank you!...The husband was SICK!! 🥴

[@elainebines6803]

28:58 that is him - look at the teeth!

[@AndreaEinosas-tp1nt]

Mentality problems .the same like a crafted person. If u crafted the other people or anyone the case that person according the Bible killer

[@RexHeuermann]

2:05 Why are the French so dark?

[@Dan-xx5jq]

KZbin has stopped posting my comments again. Their system is a mess. if you write one word that it suspects it censors you!! So damn ridiculous!! Why can't they fix the problem??? Appalling!!!

[@DP-tf7qb]

2:10 that's not Agnes, that's the daughter

[@La_Pascualita]

What I have always wondered since watching this case on unsolved mysteries is why there wasn't a drop of blood, a shred of dna or finger prints in the entire house where allegedly the murders were executed? Why is there not a single piece of physical evidence linking him to the crime? Or is there and I am wrong?

[@levondelite4072]

@@La_Pascualita I think he did it, but it is very strange how he was able to “disable” 5 people with sleeping pills, to where he could put a bullet in their heads, with so little evidence of a massacre taking place. Didn’t the gendarmes/police find any bullet holes … anywhere? Any blood spatter? Either we don’t have all the information or he did a helluva clean up job.

[@David-t6f]

So you think it was the french revolution that set him off? I think it was Derrida

[@roseoreillysievers6057]

The french revolution had nothing to do with the wacko nut job

[@momwomen6402]

Definitely he is living in USA 🇺🇸

[@IntoTheDeepCrime]

For sure it’s possible

[@user-fd4bh8ru8z]

His definitely alive .but most probably have a black girlfriend,just to really go un detected. White men like to g o for black women if they have hit rock bottom or are running away from something.

[@landang7906]

1:28 He sounds like Hitler reborn.

[@TeresaMoralesMontes]

How old woyld he be today?

[@mariarobertovich6409]

👍

[@rolfdejonge3915]

🤔🤨💥🌟🌀🙏

[@mariarobertovich6409]

😀

[@pepehabichuela1004]

John List wannabe

[@TeresaMoralesMontes]

Ow old would he be today

[@xochiquetzalsofia]

He kinda look like an older Henry Cavill

[@TheTrueCrimeChannel]

Wow

[@elgar57]

learn how to pronounce French please

[@IntoTheDeepCrime]

My apologies 🙏

[@tararasque932]

Until they find his body I'm assuming he's in the US somewhere, since that is where he always wanted to live anyway. Southern France and northern Italy are known for organized crime that traffics false passports and fake identities, I think that may be why he headed south. BTW, he looks JUST LIKE one of my old French bosses. He just has that 'regular French guy' look all around. The whole family had that look.

[@MattyFBaby]

Bro said 'well to do, but also conservative' What?!

[@Beswift1989]

If we could all what tomorrow… ???? … gottta go 🧳