Sarka Havrankova was a case officer at Interpol’s national central bureau in Prague when the Czech police were asked to help in the investigation of Marc Dutroux, the Belgian serial killer and rapist who was wanted for the kidnap, torture and murder of young women and girls.
Dutroux, who was convicted on all charges in 2004, kidnapped and held his victims in a dungeon in the basement of his home in a case that shocked Europe. Belgian police also investigated whether Dutroux had committed crimes in the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
Ultimately, the link to the Czech Republic was never proven by the Belgian police, which was heavily criticised for the investigation, which led to mass street protests. But for Havrankova - and likely every officer
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