A new chapter closes in the Jubillar affair. The analysis results revealed on Sunday July 19, 2026 confirmed that the bones found in the Tarn were indeed those of Delphine Aussaguel, who had been missing for more than five years. A few days earlier, Cédric Jubillar, her husband, had admitted to being the cause of her death and told investigators the location of the body.
These legal advances are accompanied by another change which has gradually become established in many media: Delphine “Jubillar” is increasingly referred to by her birth name, “Aussaguel”. This development, which is not the result of an official request from the family, was however largely encouraged by its representatives, in particular by Me Laurent de Caunes, lawyer for the victim’s brother and sister.
This change is therefore part of a desire to place the victim at the center of the story and no longer identify him solely by the name of the man convicted in the first instance for his murder. It also echoes the personal situation of Delphine Aussaguel before her disappearance. In September 2020, three months before her death, the nurse had in fact made an appointment with a lawyer in order to begin divorce proceedings.
Refocus attention around the victim
In a message to her husband, she wrote: “This is no longer the life I want, there will be no going back. I’m sick of it. » A decision to which her husband was categorically opposed, according to several witnesses. But if the nurse had been able to complete her efforts, she would have renounced her husband’s name and regained that of his birth, underlines the lawyer of her relatives.
For several years, media coverage focused largely on Cédric Jubillar, who was very present during the hunts and among journalists. The name “Jubillar” naturally emerged to designate the case. “Until now, Cedric was the center of the world. He has done everything to shift Delphine’s attention towards him since the start of this affair, and with great success,” lamented Me Laurent de Caunes in Madame Figaro. However, since the conviction and then the confession of Cédric Jubillar, the dimension of femicide has profoundly modified the perception of the case to no longer automatically associate the victim with the one who killed her.
“Her name is Delphine Aussaguel”
The couple also had two children, Louis, now 12, and Elyah, 7. The eldest, who was the last to see his mother alive, quickly said he was convinced of his father’s guilt. As early as 2025, he himself had asked to bear the name Aussaguel.
This evolution of usage has also reached the legal world: the prosecution and several lawyers now use the victim’s birth name. A change welcomed by Me Laurent de Caunes: “Her name is Delphine Aussaguel. His family is called Aussaguel. (…) I think they are very touched by seeing their daughter’s name associated with them again and no longer with the one who killed her. »
