Everyone has the right to defense. Also killers who have committed the most horrible facts. But what is it like to be their lawyer? In the new HLN podcast ‘Lawyer of the Devil’ our crime journalist Tim Lescrauwaet talks to top lawyers who defended the most notorious murderers: Kim de Gelder, Renaud Hardy, Hans van Temsche, Steve Bakelmans and Marc Dutroux. Why do they choose this impossible assignment? What is the impact on their private life? And what is the relationship with their client? “When I first visited him in prison, the guards suddenly stormed in. We had such a loud fight that they thought we were fighting. ”
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▶ Exclusive. “Even before the process I have already drawn a threatening letter from my front door.” New HLN podcast dives into the head of top lawyers and the most notorious murderers
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Feb 1, 2025