Criminal tied to crypto home-invasion attacks found shot dead in Nîmes

• —Body of the 47-year-old, identified as F.A., was found in a car in eastern Nîmes on October 11
• —He had 14 prior convictions and faced charges over a 2024 kidnapping and torture case targeting 130,000 euros and luxury watches
• —He was freed from pre-trial detention due to a procedural error before his scheduled trial
• —Nîmes prosecutors are pursuing a score-settling motive; suspects remain at large