Marc Metdepenningen

Marc Metdepenningen (16 February 1958 – 8 November 2020) was a Belgian journalist.[1]

Marc Metdepenningen
Born16 February 1958
Ixelles, Belgium
Died8 November 2020(2020-11-08) (aged 62)
Koksijde, Belgium
NationalityBelgian
OccupationJournalist

Career

He began working for Le Soir in 1984 and specialized in criminal affairs.[2][3] He notably covered the Dutroux Affair and Michel Fourniret.[4] He also unveiled the fraudulent case of Misha Defonseca's memoir.[5] Throughout his career, he covered numerous criminal and civil cases. He also served as President of the Journalistes du journal Le Soir.[6]

Marc Metdepenningen died in Koksijde on 8 November 2020 at the age of 62.[7]

Publications
  • Les grands dossiers criminels en Belgique (2005)
  • Crimes & châtiments dans l'histoire judiciaire belge (2019)

References
  1. "Marc Metdepenningen, la passion du journalisme". Le Soir (in French). 8 November 2020.
  2. "Marc Metdepenningen". Le Soir (in French).
  3. "Auteur Marc Metdepenningen". PMB Group (in French).
  4. "Marc Metdepenningen". Racine (in French).
  5. ""Survivre avec les loups", leçon de journalisme". Médias (in French). June 2008. Archived from the original on 6 June 2013.
  6. "Le journaliste Marc Metdepenningen est décédé". 7sur7 (in French). 8 November 2020.
  7. "L'hommage de Pierre Mertens à Marc Metdepenningen: "Rendez-vous est pris"". Le Soir (in French). 11 November 2020.


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