René Jacob, 'An endless investigation'

René Jacob, 88 years old, the brother of Marcel Jacob is interviewed in a documentary on the murder of Grégory. He's listening to a call, saved by Jean ~ Marie Villemin.

"This is Jacqueline ... ", he said. You will be able to judge his reaction when he realizes the impact of what he has just said. Faced with the journalist's question, "Is it Jacqueline that you heard ?", he ends up denying "I can't tell you" i.e. "I don't know".

In previous interviews ('17), René Jacob defends his brother Marcel, "He's a chicken, he would never do that, he's scared of cops, scared of death. It can't be him. I know my family."

Note that he does not say "it's not him but it can't be him".

This man is in denial, does he know his brother as well as he thinks?

Four years later, in 2020, René Jacob puts his sister-in-law Jacqueline Jacob in the spotlight. The sequence in which he identifies Jacqueline behind the voice of the crow is broadcast in the documentary 'An endless investigation'. René Jacob seems to hear, for the first time, the audio recording of this mysterious voice. I can not believe it. Suddenly, after 37 years, he recognizes someone from his family … and not just anyone but suspect number one.

However, upon examining the scene carefully, you will notice that this is not an assertion on his part; René Jacob turns to the journalist, he looks at him and asks: "Is that Jacqueline?".

Thus, and even if he does not seem senile, at 88, René Jacob may not have understood who and what he was supposed to listen to. The journalist obviously does not answer his question… René Jacob looks away, listens to the voice again for a few seconds… everything is going very quickly, we see the moment when he realizes what he has just said.

Through these interviews, I found that he has obvious hearing problems, reporters often repeat their questions and sometimes raise their voices. In addition, the documentary, 'An endless investigation' is dedicated to the latest revelations in the case related to Marcel & Jacqueline Jacob. The Jacob family is at the heart of the discussions. René Jacob believes he recognizes Jacqueline Jacob when the reporter had probably already spoken at length about the accusations and the "material evidence" against her. In his mind, René Jacob is programmed 'Jacqueline'.

Of course, this second explanation is speculation, but in my opinion, this video attests to the manipulation of journalists who take advantage of an old man to obtain answers. I misjudged René Jacob, I thought he was trying to confuse people. I fell into the sneaky trap of the media, tunnel vision.