[1] The son of a chatelain's gamekeeper in the Château de Beau Chêne estate in the Moligneé valley and a seamstress, Nestor and his brother Anthony played with the children of aristocrats from when they were little.
Under the pretext of wanting to negotiate a major deal discreetly, he asked to consult the manager of the bank in Genval, Mr. Delisse, whom he shot in the head.
[1] Quickly identified, Pirotte was arrested on 21 May of the same year and was sent to prison, where he feigned a suicide attempt by throwing himself off a wall six meters high.
He was transferred to the Establishment of Social Defense Tournai in 1970 and, after 10 years, was considered suitable to be reintegrated into society, was released and found a job in a broadcasting store on Spintay Street in Verviers.
[1] Pirotte became a suspect in 1980 when the gendarmes discovered the lifeless bodies of Madeleine Humbert, her two employees and the dog in the restaurant "La Vieille France" in Spa on 11 December.
After nearly 40 years behind bars, Nestor Pirotte was feared by other prisoners and remained until his death the most formidable "Public Enemy Number 1 in Belgium".