Madani " Dany " Bouhouche was born in Brussels , son of an Algerian father and Belgian mother . His views have been described as neo Nazi despite his parentage . He started his police career with the '' Bijzondere Opsporings Brigade '' ( BOB ) , a detective branch of the Rijkswacht/Gendarmerie in a fragmented law enforcement system Belgium then had . Soon after joining the BOB , Bouhouche developed illegal activities with a few gendarmes of the BOB and others , most of whom ended up dismissed , imprisoned , fugitive or murdered after being inveigled into helping him . In 1981 he was caught trying to electronically surveil another unit and reassigned to regular duty , the same year he committed burglary of Group Diane in Etterbeek , stealing firearms including machine guns . A ; so in 1981 the superior officer who insisted on the disciplining of Bouhouche was almost killed in a machine gun attack that happened within days of another investigator suspicious of Bouhouche being the target of a car bomb . Both attempted multiple murders were linked to Bouhouche and associates ( by the provenance of an automatic rifle and remote control component respectively ) . By this time under a cloud , he quit the Gendarmerie along with an accomplice , Robert Beijer , eventually setting up a private detective bureau '' Agence de Recherches et d'Informations '' , before Bouhouche left and bought a gun shop . A small framed man who often wore sunglasses , Bouhouche enjoyed hobbies such as mountaineering and skydiving , however his lifelong obsession was shooting and he participated in private paramilitary training with Far Right acquaintances , these included fellow members of Westland New Post , an organisation given close attention by the Brabant killers investigation for reasons independent of his involvement with it
Brabant killers
Brabant killers
Madani Bouhouche