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Brabant killers

The Brabant killers are a group of unidentified criminals responsible for a series of violent attacks that mainly occurred in the Belgian province of Brabant between 1982 and 1985.

Place
Multiple locations in Belgium, Belgium
Date
1982–1985
Status
Cold caseThe case is unresolved but is not under continuous active investigation. It may reopen if new evidence appears.
Sources
2 cited sources

Updated 23 Aug 2026

Overview

Case overview

The Brabant killers are a group of unidentified criminals responsible for a series of violent attacks that mainly occurred in the Belgian province of Brabant between 1982 and 1985. The ensuing chaotic investigation failed to catch them or even make serious inroads into solving the case. [1]

In June 2020 Belgian detectives appealed for information on the identity of man in a photograph sent to police in 1986. The latest was Christiaan Bonkoffsky, ex-Gendarmerie unit Group Diane, who before his alcohol-related 2015 death made a confession to being the so-called Giant. The two witnesses were present at the time of the Aalst attack on 9 November 1985. [2]

gefotografeerd te Aalst
gefotografeerd te AalstJari Asselman · CC BY-SA 4.0 · View original ↗
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  1. The central incident occurs

    The Brabant killers are a group of unidentified criminals responsible for a series of violent attacks that mainly occurred in the Belgian province of Brabant between 1982 and 1985.

    Source: Wikipedia ↗
  2. A central event is documented

    The two witnesses were present at the time of the Aalst attack on 9 November 1985.

    Source: Wikipedia ↗
  3. A central event is documented

    The latest was Christiaan Bonkoffsky, ex-Gendarmerie unit Group Diane, who before his alcohol-related 2015 death made a confession to being the so-called Giant.

    Source: Wikipedia ↗
  4. A later ruling changes the record

    In June 2020 Belgian detectives appealed for information on the identity of man in a photograph sent to police in 1986.

    Source: Wikipedia ↗
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