On 12 August, the “partially charred” body of a woman was found in vineyards in Saint-Gilles, a small village around twenty kilometres from Nîmes, in the south of France. A week later, the Nîmes public prosecutor’s office announced that DNA testing had confirmed the woman’s identity as 29-year-old Sonia Bellina – an influencer with more than 250,000 followers on TikTok. On her account, Bellina posted videos of herself dancing, singing karaoke, lip-syncing, and talking about fashion and relationships. She also interacted with her followers through livestreams. Although she was based in Paris, she regularly travelled back to the southern French…