April 1, 1962 - Renaud Hardy
His case attracted sustained attention in Belgium less for its scale than for the medical questions it raised: Hardy had been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 2007, and his defense argued — with some neurological support — that dopamine-agonist medication had altered his impulse control in ways that contributed to his crimes. The murders and attacks spanned roughly a decade, targeting elderly women and acquaintances in the Flemish Brabant region, and it was forensic evidence recovered from his own memory card that ultimately broke the case open. The trial's outcome affirmed life imprisonment while leaving unresolved the broader legal and ethical questions about criminal responsibility and neurological illness that his case had surfaced.
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Renaud Hardy (1 April 1962 – 9 July 2026), known as The Parkinson's Murderer, was a Belgian serial killer who was sentenced to life imprisonment for murder, rape, and attempted murder in 2018. His Parkinson's diagnosis and the disease's influence on his actions received much attention during his trial.
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