Delon, a dead body and a Corsican gangster: new book unravels the Markovic Affair

A new book reopens the 1968 murder of Alain Delon’s bodyguard, a scandal that entangled the French film star with a Corsican gangster and left a cold-case trail of unanswered questions. | Contesto: cronaca

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• Delon, a dead body and a Corsican gangster: new book unravels the Markovic Affair

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A decades-old mystery linking French cinema icon Alain Delon, a murdered bodyguard, and a Corsican gangster has been thrust back into the spotlight with the publication of a new book that re-examines one of France’s most notorious unsolved crimes. In October 1968, the body of Stevan Markovic, Delon’s former personal bodyguard, was discovered in a garbage dump outside Paris. He had been shot in the head, wrapped in a plastic bag, and was found wearing clothes belonging to the actor. The case, which became known as the Markovic Affair, exploded into a national scandal that captivated France, raised questions about the glamorous yet shadowy circles Delon moved in, and ultimately left more questions than answers. The discovery of Markovic’s body sent shockwaves through French society, not only because of the brutal nature of the killing but also because of the powerful figures it touched. Alain Delon, at the height of his fame as one of France’s most beloved leading men, was brought in for questioning by police. The investigation quickly zeroed in on Delon’s close associate, François Marcantoni, a Corsican gangster with a long criminal record. Marcantoni was arrested and charged with Markovic’s murder, spending a full year in prison while the case was built against him. Yet, in a dramatic twist that left the public baffled, the charges were eventually dropped and Marcantoni was released. The case was quietly shelved, and the murder has remained officially unsolved ever since. Author Edward Chisholm’s new book, “Murder In Paris '68: A True Story of Death and Glamour,” seeks to peel back the layers of this cold case. In interviews, Chisholm has detailed how the Markovic Affair was far more than a simple gangland hit; it was a collision of celebrity, organized crime, and political intrigue in the turbulent atmosphere of late-1960s France. The book draws on archival records and interviews to reconstruct the events leading up to the murder, the flawed police investigation, and the high-pressure legal maneuvers that saw a known gangster walk free. Chisholm argues that the case reveals uncomfortable truths about the intersection of fame and criminality, and how the...

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