ɔːlðˈoʊ ðə pəlˈiːs lˈeɪɾɚɹ ˌæsɚtˈeɪnd ðæt hɪz klˈoʊðɪŋ kˈeɪm mˈoʊstli fɹʌm fɹˈɛntʃ sˈuːpɚmˌɑːɹkɪts, ɪt wʌz nˌɑːt ʌntˈɪl noʊvˈɛmbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɛvən, fˈɑːloʊɪŋ ɐ kɹˈænɪˌoʊfˈeɪʃəl ɹˌiːkənstɹˈʌkʃən ʌvðə dˈɛd mˈænz fˈeɪs, ðˌæɾə fɹˈɛnd ʌvðə fˈæmɪli wˈʌndɚd ɪf ðə mˈæn mˌaɪt biː ɪmˈænuːl kˈeɪlɪt, fɹʌm sˈaʊθ pˈæɹɪs, fɹˈæns.
Although the police later ascertained that his clothing came mostly from French supermarkets, it was not until November 1997, following a cranio-facial reconstruction of the dead man's face, that a friend of the family wondered if the man might be Emmanuel Caillet, from south Paris, France.