Murders in Savoie

The Flactif family murders, known in France as the tuerie du Grand-Bornand (English: Grand-Bornand massacre or Flactif affair is a French criminal case which was publicised in 2003, following the disappearance of a property developer named Xavier Flactif, 41 years old, his wife Graziella Ortolano, 36 years old, and their three children Grégory, 7 years old, Lætitia, 9 years old and Sarah, 10 years old, in Le Grand-Bornand in Haute-Savoie. David Hotyat, a tenant of a chalet belonging to the Flactif family, was arrested a few months later. He confessed to murdering the family and burning their bodies in the forest. He was sentenced to life imprisonment in 2006. His partner, Alexandra Lefevre, and a couple of friends, Stéphane and Isabelle Haremza, were sentenced for complicity, to 10 years, 15 years, and 7 years in prison respectively.