Ronald Janssen
| Ronald Janssen | |
|---|---|
| Born |
February 6, 1971 Boorsem, Belgium |
Criminal penalty | Life imprisonment |
| Conviction(s) |
Murder, Kidnapping, Viol avec tortures (Rape with torture)[1] |
| Killings | |
| Victims | 3-15 |
Span of killings | 2007–January 1, 2010 |
| Country | Belgium |
Date apprehended | January 2010 |
Ronald Alain Janssen[2] (born February 6, 1971) is a Belgian serial killer who was sentenced to life imprisonment for killing 3 people.
Biography
Ronald Janssen was born on February 6, 1971 in Boorsem, Belgium. He had been a technical drawing teacher at a high school and was a divorced father of two daughters. He had been described as "quiet and withdrawn."
Janssen was arrested after the January 1, 2010 shooting deaths of Shana Appeltans, 18, and her fiancé Kevin Paulus, 22, who were found in their burned car. He confessed to killing 18 year old student Annick Van Uytsel in 2007. Annick van Uytsel had been cycling home when Janssen forced her into his car at gunpoint and imprisoned her in his basement cellar for hours. He later bludgeoned her to death and placed her body, with weights attached, in a lake.[3] He has been connected to as many as 15 murders dating back to 1991.[3][4] Janssen is also suspected of committing twenty rapes since 2001.[5] He was sentenced to life imprisonment on October 21, 2011.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Bourgoin, Stéphane (October 25, 2011). "Le tueur en série Ronald Janssen condamné à la réclusion à perpétuité". au-troisieme-oeil. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
- ↑ Bourgoin, Stéphane (September 23, 2011). "Actualité criminologie". au-troisieme-oeil. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Smith, Graham (January 13, 2010). "'Quiet' teacher who confessed to three murders 'could be Belgium's latest serial killer'". Daily Mail. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
- ↑ Waterfield, Bruno (January 12, 2010). "Teacher believed to be Belgium's latest serial killer". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
- ↑ "Ronald Janssen soupçonné de 20 viols". Le Soir. September 17, 2011. Retrieved April 1, 2014.