Frenchman Cédric Jubillar confesses to 2020 murder of wife Delphine, offers to reveal body location

Cédric Jubillar, a Frenchman sentenced to 30 years in prison in October 2025 for the murder of his wife Delphine, has confessed to the crime from jail. Delphine disappeared in December 2020, and her body was never found. In a letter to his lawyers, Jubillar admitted to killing her during a dispute and moving her body. He has promised to lead investigators to her remains, a development expected to postpone his upcoming September 2026 appeal trial.

Cédric Jubillar confession

• ▪Cédric Jubillar admitted to killing Delphine Jubillar following a marital dispute and using his car to move her body on the night of December 15-16, 2020
• ▪Cédric Jubillar confessed from prison to the murder of his wife, Delphine Jubillar, in a letter sent to his lawyers

Delphine Jubillar disappearance

• ▪Police and local volunteers conducted extensive searches, including descending into disused mineshafts, but Delphine Jubillar's body was never found
• ▪Delphine Jubillar, a 33-year-old night nurse, went missing from her home in Cagnac-les-Mines, France, in December 2020 during the Covid-19 pandemic

2020 murder case

• ▪Delphine Jubillar was in a relationship with a man she met online, which prosecutors alleged led to a fatal fight on the night she disappeared
• ▪Cédric Jubillar and Delphine Jubillar had two children, aged six and 18 months at the time of her disappearance, and were discussing divorce

2025 trial conviction

• ▪During the 2025 trial, Cédric Jubillar's mother testified that her son had threatened to kill his wife and hide her body where no one would find it
• ▪Cédric Jubillar was convicted of murder in October 2025 and sentenced to 30 years in prison based on circumstantial evidence

Body location disclosure

• ▪Malika Chmani, the lawyer representing the couple's two children, expressed relief and hoped Cédric Jubillar would reveal the body's location
• ▪Cédric Jubillar promised to cooperate with judicial authorities and lead investigators to the location where he hid Delphine Jubillar's remains

Appeal proceedings impact

• ▪Cédric Jubillar's appeal trial, scheduled for September 2026, is expected to be postponed due to the need for re-interrogation and body searches