From 1982 to 1985, Belgium was terrorized by a violent group known as the Brabant Killers, also called the Nivelles Gang, who carried out a string of brutal robberies and mass shootings that left 28 people dead, including children. What made the case especially disturbing was that the violence often seemed wildly disproportionate to the small amounts of money stolen, leading many to believe the killers may have had motives beyond ordinary robbery.