Event Brief
Luger pistol found in Lake Annecy linked to cold case
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Sep 01, 2026 at 1:07 PM ET
Summary: Police investigating an unsolved 2012 murder of British tourists’ family in eastern France have a new clue: a Luger pistol discovered in Lake Annecy. British tourists found the weapon on 20 August in about two metres of water, and France’s cold case unit confirmed it as a Luger model P06 type used by the Swiss army until around 1960.
WHO: France’s cold case unit; British tourists
WHAT: A Luger pistol was found in Lake Annecy and confirmed as a relevant clue in a 2012 cold case involving shootings.
WHEN: Sep 01, 2026
WHERE: Lake Annecy, France
WHY: The discovery of the pistol provides a new physical clue for investigating the 2012 murders.
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