Saturday January 11, 2025 from 2:05 p.m. on France 2, Marie Drucker will invite you to discover a new double episode of the magazine “At the end of the investigation: the end of the perfect crime?” dedicated to the affair Affair of Dino Scala, the rapist of the Sambre.
Alongside Marie Drucker, Alain Bauerprofessor of criminology, provides technical, psychological, sociological or historical insight into each case to understand the processes implemented during the investigation, but also its issues and repercussions.
Each news item recounts not only the evolution of the investigation methods of the police and gendarmerie services, but also an era, an environment, a region, a historical or social context. Through the story of crimes and their resolution, Au bout de l’investigation writes every Saturday a little-known page in the history of French society.
Particular care is taken to the quality of the story and the presentation of images. The magazine also relies on the expertise and rigor of a seasoned editorial team, specialists in the analysis and deciphering of news items.
The Affair Affair of Dino Scala, the rapist of the Sambre
Episode 1
He is one of the greatest predators in criminal history. For 30 years, he sowed terror by attacking and raping women along the Sambre river. A territory 30 kilometers long between the north of France and Belgium.
For the police, he remained elusive. Probably too sure of himself, he will nevertheless end up committing imprudence.
Episode 2
It is 2002 and it has now been 14 years since the same man committed rapes and assaults in the Sambre valley between northern France and Belgium.
But the rapist, untouchable for all these years, will end up committing imprudence…
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