#Dutroux

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• Annie Bouty Annie Bouty, a Belgian lawyer, was the partner of Michel Nihoul and assisted in his legal matters during the 1980s and 1990s, including fraud cases.
• Bernard Weinstein Bernard Weinstein, born in France, relocated to Belgium in the early 1990s and became a close associate of Marc Dutroux in criminal activities centered on auto theft and child trafficking.
• Christine Van Hees Christine Van Hees was a 14-year-old girl whose body was discovered on an old mushroom farm in 1984.
• Claude Thirault Claude Thirault, a petty criminal, assisted Marc Dutroux in 1993 with renovations to a basement at Dutroux's Marcinelle residence, transforming it into a hidden dungeon designed for imprisoning kidnapped girls.
• Daniel Waillez Daniel Waillez, a Belgian pornographer, was involved in the production and distribution of child pornography through the Toro Bravo company during the 1990s.
• Eefje Lambrecks Eefje Lambrecks, aged 19, disappeared from Ostend, Belgium, on August 22, 1995, while on a coastal vacation with friends including An Marchal.
• Jean-Louis Delamotte Jean-Louis Delamotte, a Belgian businessman, served as the manager of Achats Services Commerces (ASCO), a company owned by Michel Nihoul and involved in fraud and vehicle supply during the 1990s.
• Jean-Marc Connerotte Jean-Marc Connerotte, a magistrate in Neufchâteau, Belgium, served as the initial investigating judge in the Marc Dutroux case following Dutroux's August 13, 1996, arrest for the abduction of Laetitia Delhez.
• Jean-Michel Nihoul Jean-Michel Nihoul (born 1941) was a Belgian businessman, political fixer, and organized crime figure described as a 'quasi-underworld figure' who operated at the intersection of organized crime, politics, and child trafficking networks during the 1980s and 1990s.
• Julie Lejeune Julie Lejeune, an eight-year-old girl from Charleroi, Belgium, disappeared on July 9, 1995, alongside her friend Melissa Russo while riding bicycles near their neighborhood.
• Katrien de Cuyper Katrien de Cuyper was a Belgian girl whose 1991 disappearance was linked to the Marc Dutroux network through testimony in the X-Dossier.
• Laetitia Delhez Laetitia Delhez, aged 14, disappeared from Bertrix, Belgium, on August 9, 1996, while waiting at a bus stop after visiting a local festival.
• Marc Dutroux Marc Dutroux, born November 6 1956, operated as a Belgian child trafficker and serial killer whose 1996 arrest exposed connections to international pedophile networks.
• Marleen De Cokere Marleen De Cokere, girlfriend of Michel Nihoul, lived with Nihoul in Brussels during the 1980s and 1990s, sharing a residence and business interests.
• Melchior Wathelet Melchior Wathelet, born 1951, served as a Belgian politician and magistrate, holding the position of Minister of the Interior from 1988 to 1995 under Prime Minister Paul Vanden Boeynants, a fellow Christian Social Party (CSP) member.
• Melissa Russo Melissa Russo, aged eight, disappeared from her hometown of Charleroi, Belgium, on July 22, 1995, alongside her friend Julie Lejeune, who was also eight years old.
• Michel Bourlet Michel Bourlet, a prosecutor in Neufchâteau, Belgium, oversaw key aspects of the investigation into Marc Dutroux's child trafficking network following Dutroux's August 13, 1996, arrest.
• Michel Forgeot Michel Forgeot founded Achats Services Commerces (ASCO), a company involved in fraud and vehicle supply during the 1990s.
• Michel Lelievre Michel Lelievre, born 1967, met Marc Dutroux in 1995 through a mutual acquaintance and became an accomplice in child abductions for Dutroux's trafficking network.
• Philippe Carpentier Philippe Carpentier, a former Belgian justice ministry official, served as a director in the Ministry of Justice during the 1980s and 1990s, including roles in prison administration.
• Rasti Rostelli Rasti Rostelli was a hypnotist whose stage show preceded the kidnapping of An Marchal and Eefje Lambrecks by Marc Dutroux.
• Regina Louf Regina Louf, born in Ghent, Belgium, testified as witness Regina Louf in the Marc Dutroux investigation, providing accounts of child prostitution from the 1970s onward.
• Robbie Van Der Plancken Robbie Van Der Plancken was a Belgian national who began as a child prostitute working for Lothar Glandorf and later 'graduated to become an exploiter himself' in the European child trafficking and pornography network.
• Robert Jan Warmerdam Robert Jan Warmerdam operated as a transvestite prostitute in Amsterdam, Netherlands, providing testimony that linked child trafficking networks to the Marc Dutroux case and the Apollo Bulletin Board Service during the late 1990s.
• Sabine Dardenne Sabine Dardenne, aged 12, disappeared from her hometown of Farciennes, Belgium, on May 26, 1996, while riding her bicycle to school.
• Tony Van den Boggaert Tony Van den Boggaert, a family acquaintance of Regina Louf (witness X1), operated as her pimp from her early teens during the 1970s and 1980s in Ghent, Belgium.