The fathers of Julie and Melissa, young victims of the serial killer and rapist, attended the inauguration of a memorial in their memory. The white garden stands on the very spot Dutroux held the girls captive for several months.
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00:00 The fathers of Melissa Rousseau and Julie Lujan on their way to the inauguration of
00:06 a shrine in memory of Marc Dutroux's victims, the paedophile and serial killer. The bodies
00:12 of their eight-year-old daughters were discovered here at the now demolished House of Horrors
00:16 in Charleroi, Belgium in the mid-90s.
00:18 I think it's part of the history of Belgium. We are obliged not to forget. It's a historical
00:27 fact. I don't say that because she's my daughter. I say that because it's the reality. When
00:33 people go out on the streets, it's historical and it's rare.
00:37 The building was torn down last year to create room for the memorial. The Dutroux case sent
00:42 shockwaves around Belgium and the world. Dutroux was found guilty of kidnapping and raping
00:47 six girls and young women between the ages of eight and 19 and murdering four of them.
00:53 He was sentenced to life behind bars. His wife and accomplice, Michelle Martin, was
00:57 released on parole in 2012.
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