Brit couple's horrifying last moments as 'torture' ordeal at dream home unravels A British couple found dead in rural France might have been tortured in their home before being killed, it has been suggested.
One local, who owns a farm 200 yards from the couple's home, told how the pair visited at around midday on Wednesday and purchased some meat.
A source close to the investigation revealed the macabre details to French publication La Dépêche, saying: "The wife's body was first discovered, completely naked, in front of the door of the house.
On Friday, investigators revealed the disturbing circumstances in which Mr Searle's body was found - hanged inside the house with a gag in his mouth.
The man, who did not want to be named, told how Mr Searle and his wife Dawn were walking on a lane in the hamlet of Les Pesquies when he overheard the heated call.
