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A masked trio known as the Brabant Killers attacked Belgian grocery stores and other businesses between 1982 and 1985, leaving 28 people dead

Survivors included David Van de Steen, who lost his parents and sister, and Geneviève Van Lidth, who later said she recognized one attacker

Investigators reviewed thousands of leads over decades and closed the case in 2024 without identifying the men responsible

Between 1982 and 1985, a masked trio known as the "Crazy Killers of Brabant" carried out a wave of supermarket massacres across Belgium’s Brabant region, murdering 28 people — among them families and young children.

The men used face paint during the raids and were nicknamed the Giant, the Killer and the Old Man by investigators and the press, according to the BBC . They w

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