Documented investigations presented factually, with solved and unresolved cases separated for easier browsing.
Suzanne Thibeau, 93, was killed at home in Libramont in January 2015. Her longtime friend Clara Maes was convicted of murder in 2020, sentenced to 10 years and later lost her cassation appeal.
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Ghislaine Thissen was found dead at the couple's dairy farm in 2020. A Liège assize jury rejected the accident account and convicted Jacques Roemers of murder in 2024, imposing a 30-year sentence.
Open case file →Police officers Lucile Garcia and Soraya Belkacemi and student Cyriel Vangriecken were killed in Liège in 2018. Benjamin Herman was identified as the attacker and died during the police response.
Open case file →Former deputy prime minister André Cools was shot dead in Liège in 1991. Two gunmen and later organizers were convicted, while the deepest question of who ultimately commissioned the killing remained contested.
Open case file →Stijn Saelens was shot at his home in Wingene in 2012. His father-in-law André Gyselbrecht and three other men were convicted for their roles in the planned killing, with appeal sentences imposed in 2019.
Open case file →Police inspector Kitty Van Nieuwenhuysen was killed while responding to a violent home invasion in Lot in 2007. Three men were convicted of her murder in 2011 and each received a 30-year sentence.
Open case file →Ihsane Jarfi was murdered near Liège in 2012. Four men were convicted in 2014, with homophobia retained as an aggravating circumstance.
Open case file →Solved / AdjudicatedFour people were murdered at the Jewish Museum of Belgium. Mehdi Nemmouche was convicted of terrorist murder and sentenced to life imprisonment; Nacer Bendrer received a separate prison sentence for his supporting role.
Read case file →Solved / AdjudicatedOulematou Niangadou and two-year-old Luna Drowart were murdered in Antwerp in 2006, and Songul Koc was seriously wounded. Hans Van Themsche was convicted of two racially motivated murders and one attempted murder and sentenced to life imprisonment.
Read case file →Solved / AdjudicatedFormer Aalst mayor Ilse Uyttersprot was murdered in 2020. Jurgen Demesmaeker was convicted of premeditated murder in 2023 and sentenced to 30 years in prison.
Read case file →Solved / AdjudicatedSofie Muylle was found dead at Knokke-Heist in 2017. Alexandru Caliniuc was convicted of murder and rape in 2021 and sentenced to 25 years in prison.
Read case file →Solved / AdjudicatedKim De Gelder was convicted of four murders and numerous attempted murders committed in East Flanders in January 2009 and received life imprisonment.
Read case file →SolvedVeterinary inspector Karel Van Noppen was murdered in a 1995 contract killing tied to Belgium’s illegal livestock-hormone trade. Four men were convicted in 2002.
Read case file →SolvedEls Van Doren died during a 2006 skydive after her parachute system was sabotaged. Fellow skydiver Els Clottemans was convicted of premeditated murder in 2010 and sentenced to 30 years.
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SolvedKidnapped and killed several girls, exposing major justice system failures.
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SolvedBelgian pastor András Pándy was convicted in 2002 of murdering six family members in Brussels. His daughter Ágnes was convicted as an accomplice in five killings.
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SolvedBelgian teacher Ronald Janssen was convicted in 2011 of three murders and received a life sentence. Further proceedings addressed additional violent sexual offenses.
Read case file →SolvedJulie Van Espen disappeared while cycling toward Antwerp in 2019. Steve Bakelmans was convicted of rape and premeditated murder and sentenced to life imprisonment.
Read case file →Solved / AdjudicatedSeventeen-year-old Joe Van Holsbeeck was fatally attacked during the theft of his MP3 player at Brussels-Central station in 2006. The two teenage offenders were adjudicated through separate legal pathways.
Read case file →Solved / AdjudicatedCoordinated attacks at Brussels Airport and Maelbeek metro station killed 35 people under the final court-recognized toll. A major 2023 assize trial produced final convictions and acquittals.
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