- Human remains discovered in St Peter and Paul Church in Maastricht are suspected to be those of Charles de Batz de Castelmore d'Artagnan, the real-life inspiration for Alexandre Dumas's 'The Three Musketeers'.
- The discovery was made after part of the church floor subsided, revealing a grave underneath.
- D'Artagnan, a spy and musketeer for King Louis XIV, was killed in the Siege of Maastricht in 1673 by a musket ball to the throat, and the church was a previously identified possible resting place.
- Scientists are conducting DNA tests on a jawbone from the skeleton, comparing it with descendants of d'Artagnan.
- Further clues found at the burial site include a French coin from 1660 and a lead bullet at chest level, aligning with historical accounts of his death.
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