Nestor Pirotte had come from humble beginnings, but since he and his brothers played with the children of the aristocrats, he started to claim that he was a part of that group. When he grew up and eventually joined the military, he still had these claims, but he admitted to stealing from his comrades and other forms of theft. At the age of 21, he believed that his aunt had sold cattle and had a large amount of money, so Nestor grabbed an iron bar and beat her to death, only to find out that the money was already spent. But even after receiving a life sentence for this murder, he gamed the system multiple times, being able to roam Belgium freely and keep killing.