The night Valérie freed herself by shooting

The night Valérie freed herself by shooting: The case of Valérie Bacot A woman kills her husband after 25 years of systematic violence, and the prosecution that accused her calls for her freedom. Almost 700,000 people sign to support her. Her own mother sues her for defamation a month after the verdict. How is it possible that an acquittal generates so much contradiction? In this episode, we explore the institutional fractures that allowed sexual exploitation in a modified van, the silence of judges in the face of a 12-year-old girl's complaints, and the question that rewrote French jurisprudence: when does legitimate defense cease to be a crime and become survival? We unravel every forensic contradiction, every flaw in the investigation, and why almost 700,000 citizens demanded justice before it even existed. Victim: Valérie Bacot Date: March 13, 2016 Location: La Clayette, Burgundy, France Status: Sentenced to three years of probation (served); human rights medal awarded 2023 - Daniel Pollet was convicted in 1994 for sexual abuse of a minor, served only 2.5 years, and the State returned him to the home where Valérie was. - Valérie was forced into prostitution in a Peugeot 806 van with sealed windows, soundproofing, and a peephole. - An emancipation judge silenced Valérie when she reported abuse at 17; the record was filed but no one acted. - The text message "It's done" that supposedly coordinated the murder was received by Luca, but Valérie denies it, claiming lack of coverage. Valérie Bacot, La Clayette, murder, 2016, sexual exploitation, domestic violence, French justice, battered woman syndrome, forensic, investigation, unsolved mystery, Spanish true crime To listen ad-free and access premium episodes, start your 30-day free trial at obomedia.com OBOMEDIA presents true crime storiesa true crime podcast built on real cases. Every true crime story in our crime files follows the crime investigation from the missing person report to the trial: investigators and police building a murder case, a police investigation gone cold, justice for the victim and those who survived. We open the unsolved murder, the cold case reopened decades later, the mysterious death, the disappearance, the serial killer, the family murder, the murder mystery; the missing persons  a missing woman, a missing girl, a missing man found dead and the missing and murdered. From the infamous case to the unsolved case, from classic true crime to dark true crime and disturbing true crime: true crime reports, real crime stories, real murder cases, true murder stories and unsolved mysteries one true crime case at a time, from the OBOMEDIA true crime vault. © 2026 Created with OBOMEDIA technology. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text and related materials) are the property of their respective creator and are distributed under the OBOMEDIA name on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission is prohibited. For permissions, licensing and business inquirie