MARTIN
¬ On August 28th, 2012 Martin is released despite heavy protest
¬ She stays in a monastery, where she is not accepted. Once it shuts down, she either goes back to prison or finds somewhere to live.
¬ She is now staying in the barn house of a former judge.
LEIÉVRE
¬ In October 2019, he was released under conditions, only serving 23 years.
DUTROUX
¬ Many times, Dutroux has asked for early release with ankle strap, claiming he regrets that people had died, yet he does not feel guilty.
¬ In Belgium, life sentences can be reviewed to see if the convict can be reintegrated into society.
¬ In October 2019, Dutroux ordered to be examined by psychiatrists. In order to be released under conditions in 2021, 3 psychiatrists would have to conclude that the danger of him reoffending is low. Many times before, psychiatrists have deemed him a clinical psychopath.
¬ His lawyer claims that his client regrets his actions, and he hopes that the re examination would prove it.
CONTROVERSY REGARDING THE BELGIAN GOVERNMENT
¬ In 1995, Dutroux’s mother sent a letter to law enforcement claiming she knew that Dutroux was keeping 2 girls in his house.
¬ When searching the house after Julie and Melissa went missing, the failed to check the entire home, even though Dutroux was a prime suspect because of previous crimes. The house was checked twice, December 13th, and 19th.
¬ He was only arrested under car theft charges on December 6th, 1995, and spent 3 months in jail, which was the time that Julie and Melissa starved to death.
¬ When searching Dutroux’s house, several tapes were found, which were not investigated. It was known later on that some tapes had footage of Dutroux building the cellar, where the girls were being kept, and if viewed, the would have been able to save Julie and Melissa.
¬ In 1998, Dutroux had overpowered one of his officers when looking at his case files, and escaped. He was caught a few hours earlier.
¬ Because of these mistakes, 300,000 Belgians had protested the government in the ‘White March’.
Marc Dutroux 