The Dupont de Ligonnès Family Murders
A self-guided true-crime walk of Nantes, France
This self-guided true-crime walk of The Dupont de Ligonnès Family Murders in Nantes, France follows a documented case across 4 narrated stops over roughly 60 minutes and about 4.2 km on foot. Open the case in the CaseWalk app and each stop is narrated automatically as you arrive at the real location — walk at your own pace, online or fully offline. The route runs from Place du Bouffay — The Judicial Heart of Nantes to Gare de Nantes.
Coming soon to iOS — open this Nantes case and the narration starts automatically at each stop, online or off.
The route, stop by stop
Place du Bouffay — The Judicial Heart of Nantes
April 2011. Five members of a Nantes family were reported missing — and the silence around their disappearance settled over this city like something no one quite had the language for…
Cathédrale Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul de Nantes
The parvis in front of you has always been a place where Nantes gathers — for processions, for grief, for the kind of collective reckoning a city can only do in the open air. In the spring of 2011, it would become,…
The Family's Last Address
April 2011. A residential street in Saint-Félix. The kind of neighbourhood where nothing happens — or where nothing is seen to…
Gare de Nantes
Mid-April 2011. The forecourt you're standing on was already busy with cameras and questions. France was watching Nantes, and Nantes was watching this…
These are the opening lines of each stop. The full narration — and the audio — plays in the app.
— good to know
- How long is the The Dupont de Ligonnès Family Murders walk?
- About 60 minutes on foot, covering 4 stops over 4.2 km. You can pause and pick it back up whenever you like.
- What does the The Dupont de Ligonnès Family Murders case cover?
- 4 narrated stops, beginning at Place du Bouffay — The Judicial Heart of Nantes and ending at Gare de Nantes. Each one plays automatically as you reach the real location.
- Is the The Dupont de Ligonnès Family Murders case real?
- Yes. It's built from the public record — court documents, contemporary news, and published histories — reviewed by a person, and told in a documentary register, never sensational.
- Do I need an internet connection or mobile data?
- No. Download the case once in the CaseWalk app and the narration plays fully offline — handy while roaming in France. GPS triggers each stop as you arrive.
- Is the The Dupont de Ligonnès Family Murders walk free?
- Your first walk on CaseWalk is free. After that, unlock a single case with a credit (yours to keep) or go All-Access for every case. Cancel anytime.
- Can I walk it at my own pace?
- Yes. There's no guide and no schedule — start when you want, linger as long as you like, and the next stop plays automatically when you get there.
Open the The Dupont de Ligonnès Family Murders case with CaseWalk
Coming soon to iOS. Your first walk is free, and you can download this case for fully offline use.