A Pedophile And Child-Killer Marc Dutroux - Full Documentary

Marc Dutroux
Born 6 November 1956 (age 59)
Ixelles, Belgium
Criminal penalty Life imprisonment
Spouse(s) Michelle Martin (1989–2003)
Children 5
Killings
Victims 5–13+
Span of killings
1995–1996
Country Belgium
Date apprehended
13 August 1996

Marc Dutroux (born 6 November 1956) is a Belgian serial killer and child molester, convicted of having kidnapped, tortured and sexually abused six girls from 1995 to 1996, ranging in age from 8 to 19, four of whom he murdered. His wife, Michelle Martin, was convicted as an accomplice. Dutroux was also convicted of having killed a suspected former accomplice, Bernard Weinstein. He was arrested in 1996 and has been in prison ever since, though he briefly escaped in April 1998.

Earlier, in 1989, Dutroux and Martin had been sentenced to 13 and a half and 5 years imprisonment, respectively, for the abduction and rape of five young girls, the youngest of whom was eleven years old. Dutroux was released after serving three years.

Dutroux's widely publicised trial took place in 2004. A number of shortcomings in the Dutroux investigation caused widespread discontent in Belgium with the country's criminal justice system, and the ensuing scandal was one of the reasons for the reorganisation of Belgium's law enforcement agencies.