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CASE 097 | Simon Arthuis | August 18, 2021 | France
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DATABASE RECORD
id 97
date August 18, 2021
original_date August 18, 2021
year 2021
month 8
quarter 2021-Q3
victim Simon Arthuis
location Plancher-Bas, France
country France
scenario Malicious Invitation - SocialEng
description Computer engineering student drugged, tortured, and killed by 5 men for €200,000 in cryptocurrency
kidnappings 1
violence_torture 1
drugs_alcohol 1
weapons 1
theft 1
life_taken 1
money_wanted 200000 eur
coin_type crypto
reports LestRepublicain
notes student made trading software, drugged, stabbed over 20 times and drowned in a pond by his lover and her buddies; for 200k in crypto
has_processed_date 1
created_at 2025-11-13 05:44:45
AI SUMMARY [generated at bulk import, NOT verified against sources]
**Victim:** Simon Arthuis
**Attackers:** Known associate(s) who betrayed victim
**Attack Method:** Malicious Invitation - SocialEng - victim kidnapped
**Violence Used:** Murder/homicide, torture, drugging
**Crypto Stolen:** 200000 eur in crypto
**Status:** Victim deceased; investigation ongoing
LINKED SOURCES
[url] https://www.estrepublicain.fr/faits-divers-justice/2021/10/22/assassinat-a-plancher-bas-l-etudiant-tue-pour-200-000-de-cryptomonnaie
NOTES ON THIS FILE
* matched to sheet row 98: exact match on victim + year, unique on both sides
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ARTICLE 1
Source LestRepublicain
URL https://www.estrepublicain.fr/faits-divers-justice/2021/10/22/assassinat-a-plancher-bas-l-etudiant-tue-pour-200-000-de-cryptomonnaie
Origin reported_K&R sheet, row 98, column "Articles"
Length 3,558 chars
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Murder in Plancher-Bas: Student Killed for €200,000 in Cryptocurrency
The body of a 19-year-old man, stabbed more than twenty times, was discovered in a pond in Plancher-Bas, Haute-Saône, last August. Two months after the preventive detention of three initial suspects, a couple was arrested, charged, and remanded in custody for complicity in murder. They all dreamed of stealing €200,000 in cryptocurrency belonging to Simon Arthuis, the victim, revealed the prosecutor of Besançon.
The body of a 19-year-old man was discovered on August 18, 2021, in a pond in Plancher-Bas, Haute-Saône. Archive Photo ER
This is a horrifying case, both for its extreme cruelty and its sordid nature. The prosecutor of the Republic of Besançon detailed on Friday the details of the investigation opened following the discovery of a tortured body, stabbed more than twenty times, on August 18 in a pond in Plancher-Bas (Haute-Saône). The body of Simon Arthuis, a 19-year-old computer engineering student with no history, residing in Tours.
Three Quick Arrests
Three men were quickly taken into custody: the victim's lover, a 33-year-old from Montbéliard, and two individuals aged 18 and 23. They were all charged with murder, which implies premeditation. "All three admit to being involved in the death of this 19-year-old, even if no one admits to delivering the fatal blows," recalled Prosecutor Étienne Manteaux. The deceased's partner initially tried to confuse the investigation by narrating to the gendarmes a scenario of a homophobic attack, from which he alone had escaped.
A Couple Presumed to Be Complicit, but to What Extent?
The complex case has taken a new turn. The investigators from the Research Section (SR) of Besançon arrested two new individuals on Wednesday, October 20: the twin brother of the lover and his companion. What was the real role played by this couple? Further investigations are needed to shed light on this.
"After denying, they too admitted their involvement while minimizing it. They admit to having been informed of the project before the victim's death and not having reported it," said the prosecutor. Both were charged with complicity in murder and placed in pre-trial detention.
€200,000 in Cryptocurrency in Sight
The motive for this terrible ambush is clear: to extort money from this young engineer. "He had created a software for trading," specified Colonel of Gendarmerie Yves Raguin, generating "around €200,000 in various cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin" on his account.
The five suspects, of very modest social status, admit to having lured him to rob him. "But as soon as we get into the details, their versions diverge," noted the prosecutor.
Thrown Agonizing into the Pond
According to Étienne Manteaux, the autopsy reveals some macabre clues: "The numerous blows observed between the sternum and the lower part of the face can attest to a session of torture or a passionate act. It is also known that none of these blows were fatal in themselves, and that the victim was agonizing when she was thrown into the pond."
Another piece of evidence against the recently incarcerated couple: the victim had voluntarily lunched at their home on August 18 at noon, in Plancher-les-Mines. Where she would have been drugged, according to the three initial suspects. "Toxicological analyses are underway to confirm this," added the prosecutor. The woman in question will also have to explain the opening of a Boursorama account in her name... A few days before the assassination of the young cryptocurrency holder.
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