▁or de al ▁in ▁the ▁bas ement ▁of ▁D ut r oux ' s ▁house ▁last ed ▁ 8 0 ▁days , ▁and ▁Del hez ▁spent ▁ 6 ▁days ▁in ▁the ▁bas ement ▁before ▁both ▁were ▁res cu ed ▁by ▁authorities . ▁Ear lier ▁vict ims ▁included ▁eight - year - olds ▁Mel issa ▁Rus so ▁and ▁Jul ie ▁Le je une , ▁both ▁of ▁whom ▁died ▁of ▁star v ation ▁while ▁D ut r oux ▁was ▁in ▁prison ▁for ▁car ▁the ft , ▁and ▁sevent een - year - old ▁An ▁March al ▁and ▁nin ete en - year - old ▁E ef je ▁Lam bre cks , ▁both ▁of ▁whom ▁were ▁buried ▁alive ▁under ▁a ▁shed ▁on ▁D ut r oux ' s ▁property . ▁A ▁fifth ▁body , ▁that ▁of ▁his ▁French ▁accomp lice , ▁Bernard ▁Wein stein , ▁was ▁found . ▁D ut r oux ▁admitted ▁to ▁having ▁dru gg ed ▁Wein stein ▁and ▁b ury ing ▁him ▁alive . ▁ ▁Tri al ▁ ▁It ▁took ▁eight ▁years ▁for ▁the ▁case ▁to ▁come ▁to ▁trial . ▁There ▁were ▁numerous ▁problems , ▁including ▁arguments ▁over ▁juris diction , ▁legal ▁and ▁proced ural ▁mistakes ▁and ▁charges ▁of ▁in comp et ence ▁and ▁evidence ▁that ▁disappeared . ▁There ▁were ▁also ▁several ▁suic ides ▁of ▁people ▁involved ▁with ▁the ▁case ▁including ▁pro sec utors , ▁police ▁officers , ▁and ▁witness es . ▁Communic ations ▁between ▁Dutch - spe aking ▁Fland ers ▁and ▁French - spe aking ▁Wall onia ▁also ▁fell ▁short . ▁▁