There were two more murders, 15 miles away.

When police arrives, they found the telephones and electricity lines.

We have a weird hummus.

A scene described by one investigator as reminiscent of a weird...

There is a seedy underbelly of this world that even the most involved investigations

can only just barely uncover.

On August 13, 1996, a man was arrested and, with that arrest, came accusations of a history-making

cover-up that, to this day, has never really been solved. A case that is so involved, this

podcast itself, can barely scratch the surface.

So, if you like your coffee hot, but your bones chilled, sit back and start your day with a

morning cup of murder.

Today's story is a difficult one to tell, not only because it involves the kidnapping,

rape, and death of many young girls, but because it's one with so many twists and turns

that may or may not be true that it makes it a hard one to suss out, which is why I'm giving

a caveat before I begin. The story of Mark Dutroux involves police conspiracy and failures, government

involvement, and an enormous amount of he said she said. This episode is just the basis of this

story, but if political intrigue and deep dives into dangerous cover-ups is something that you're

passionate about, this case is one for the books,

which makes it difficult to get into every detail in our short form show.

So what I'm about to present to you is the bottom line, the brass tax,

the basic details of the crime and how the man responsible was punished.

And like usual, we start with the day a dangerous man was born. Mark Paul Elaine Dutroux was born on November 6, 1956, in Echsel, Belgium as the oldest of what would be five

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