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Le Monstre

iHeartPodcasts and Tenderfoot TV

True Crime

4.7 • 716 Ratings

🗓️ 16 August 2022

⏱️ 2 minutes

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Summary

25 years ago a psychopath terrorized the country of Belgium. A serial killer and kidnapper preyed on the most vulnerable, abducting children in broad daylight. The crimes and conspiracy that followed are known as The Dutroux Affair, and it nearly brought the country of Belgium to civil war. From Tenderfoot TV and iHeartRadio, this is Le Monstre.

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0:00.0	On June 24, 1995, two young girls went missing in the province of Lijij and Belgium.
0:13.0	It was 25 years ago right here on this overpass that they disappeared.
0:28.4	A local man explains that 8-year-old Julie Lejean and Melissa Russo lived less than 500 meters away.
0:38.3	They came to this overpass to wave at the cars passing on the highway below, and were never seen again, alive.
0:47.3	In the 1980s and 90s, a psychopath terrorized the country of Belgium. A serial killer and kidnapper was abducting children in the bright light of day.
0:53.3	Julie and Melissa weren't his first or his last victims. kidnapper was abducting children in the bright light of day.
0:58.0	Julie and Melissa weren't his first or his last victims.
1:06.0	His unspeakable crimes and the incompetence or unwillingness of the police to stop him brought the entire country of Belgium to the brink of revolution.
1:10.0	There's no justice, there's no! entire country of Belgium to the brink of revolution.
1:21.7	From Tenderfoot TV and IHeart Radio, I'm your host, Matt Graves, and this is LaMonstra.
1:29.7	The unbelievable story about Mark Detru and his accomplices, their horrific crimes are almost beyond belief,
1:31.9	yet some look free today.
1:35.9	A story of abomination and conspiracy that led to the demise of the entire institution of Belgian federal police
1:40.5	and rattled the foundations of its government.
1:44.6	The story about the man who's simply become known as
1:48.3	The Monstre.
1:51.6	The first two episodes are available on August 23rd.
1:55.5	Listen for free on the Iheart radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

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