Netflix's Unsolved Mysteries episode "House of Terror" documents the alleged crimes of Xavier Dupont de Ligonnès - but what's happened since then? In 2011, the French aristocrat reportedly murdered his wife and four children, and then disappeared after looking directly into a CCTV camera. Some people believe that Xavier fled to another continent, while others believe that his family members aren't actually dead.
"House of Terror" implies that Xavier was a failed businessman who killed his bloodline out of shame. His friend, Bruno De Stabenrath, discusses their upbringing in Versailles - the former home of French Kings and Queens - and how Xavier was proud of his family's noble heritage. By 2011, the Duponts were living on the French coast in Nantes, and seemed to be leading the ideal life. But when Xavier reportedly began sending letters to friends and acquaintances, revealing that he'd soon be working for the United States' Drug Enforcement Agency and would be off the grid with his family, the Parisian police began an investigation. During a sixth visit to the Dupont home, the deceased bodies of the entire family were found under the patio. The victims had been drugged and shot with a .22 long rifle; curiously, Xavier was missing. The Netflix docuseries explores the psychological and religious factors that might've played a role in the crimes.
Three months before the Dupont "familicide," Xavier inherited a .22 long rifle after his father's death, and acquired a firearms license one week later. He then bought a silencer approximately one month after that. Because of these facts, the surviving Dupont patriarch appears to be the logical suspect, though no blood evidence was actually found at the family home. Unsolved Mysteries' big reveal focuses on Xavier's activity during the weeks after the murder, as his credit card was used at restaurants around southern France. Xavier was ultimately spotted carrying a large bag in Roquebrune-sur-Argens, with the implication being that he took a "pilgrimage" trip to familiar French locations and then committed suicide.
Various interviewees discuss theories about Xavier and his motives in Unsolved Mysteries, but "House of Horror" doesn't acknowledge new developments from recent years, most notably the 900 reported sightings. In April 2015, bones were discovered in Bagnols-en-Forêt (via Midi Libre) but were ultimately linked to someone other than Xavier just weeks later. In July 2015, a Nantes journalist received a letter from someone claiming to be Xavier that read "I'm still alive," according to Huff Post. Three years later, police raided a monastery in Roquebrune-sur-Argens after people reported seeing Xavier (via Telegraph) but it was decided that a local monk was mistakenly identified. In October 2019, another man was mistakenly identified as Dupont during a flight from Paris to Glasgow, according to Acrimed.
There haven't been any major developments in the Dupont case since Unsolved Mysteries released. Various Reddit theories align with statements made by attorney Stephane Goldstein, an interviewee who suggests that Xavier's back problems wouldn't allow him to bury several corpses under a patio, and so someone else would have to be the real killer. Many theories focus on the concept that Xavier was indeed working for the DEA, which could be potentially connected to a crime scene cover-up. Despite all the sightings, the fact remains that the public must rely on the evidence and police reports, even if they're not entertaining as online theories.
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