He is nicknamed "Getaway King" (le roi de l'évasion or ontsnappingskoning), for his multiple successful prison escapes.
He was a driver for the notorious Haemers gang, who kidnapped former Belgian Prime Minister Paul Vanden Boeynants in 1989.
On May 5, 1993, Murat escaped from the Saint-Gilles prison, with two Haemers gang members, Philippe Lacroix and Basri Bajrami.
Kapllan Murat was arrested on July 28, 2006, in the Belgian city of Dilbeek, accompanied by his girlfriend.
On July 2, 2008, Murat left the prison of Nivelles, after being granted a conditional early release.