Jean-Pascal “JP” Fournier has been arrested for allegedly killing his 80-year-old father by disembowelling and shooting an arrow into his head.
Known in France for his cover art for heavy metal bands, Jean-Pascal Fournier was arrested on Thursday after the discovery of his father Jean-Paul Fournier’s deceased body. As neighbours and relatives alerted the police, the body of the 80-year-old was found to be disembowelled with an arrow shot into his head.
The suspect is noted as being a promising and talented illustrator, known for his cover art for many metal bands, including Dragonforce and Elvenking, in addition to over 200 album covers in the past 25 years in and designing many heavy metal logos.
As stated by two French newspapers, Le Dauphiné Libréré and Le Parisien, only one day after allegedly murdering his father, Jean-Pascal apparently attempted to commit suicide in the town of Saint-martin-d’Héres by jumping off a bridge into the river Isére.
The accused was unsuccessful in his attempt and remained uninjured. Later, he arrested and taken into custody by the investigators of the Grenoble police for questioning.
The victim’s neighbours were visibly shocked to hear of the murder and disembowelling, and voiced their opinion on what may have caused this alleged violent outburst from artist Jean-Pascal, as he was described as being a normal individual. “He did not look mean,” the neighbour stated. “He must have gone crazy. Why? I do not know.”
Although the reasons for this violence are unknown, some speculate that perhaps it was an issue with money, as the artist stated in 2019 that funds were hard to come by in his line of work.
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“I think that even an established illustrator will find it difficult to make ends meet,” he stated. “Personally, I gave up for a few years ago trying to make a living exclusively with [my art].”
Although metal is known for being a rough and tumble type of genre, it seems that some take it a bit too far in the name of rock, like this musician did only a few months ago.
Check out the cover art of Jean-Pascal Fournier, the man accused of disembowelling and murdering his father:
https://youtu.be/KXU81Dq_8zk
