Investigative journalists Karel Lattrez and Kurt Wertelaers tell the story of the unsolved murder of Sally Van Hecke, a 20-year-old woman from Antwerp, in 1996. Based on elements from their own investigation, they present a main suspect.
In five episodes, Luk portrays strong people with a haunting and special story that determined their lives. Every episode revolves around a strong theme every week. For example, Luk speaks to Flemish people who suffer from a limited lifespan, childhood traumas and broken loves, but also those who used to be unwanted children or who are stuck in the past.
'De Kasteelmoord' drags the viewer into an intense family feud that takes place behind the castle walls between Stijn Saelens, descendant of a very wealthy family, and his father-in-law André Gyselbrecht, a popular village doctor. The feud ends in the murder of Stijn, who is reconstructed in 'De Kasteelmoord' and will not leave the viewer untouched. The research and the process, after which many questions remain unanswered, are also re-examined. This is done on the basis of conversations with people who followed the case from the front row. Lawyers Walter Damen and Kris Vincke and journalists Faroek Özgünes (VTM NIEUWS), Klaas Danneel (VTM NIEUWS), José Masschelin (ex-HLN) and Cedric Lagast (Het Nieuwsblad) guide the viewer through the murder case.
Eric Goens returns with well-known Flemish people such as Bart Peeters, Alexander De Croo, Nora Gharib, Alex Agnew, Andy Peelman and Julie Van den Steen to the school of their childhood. From the school desks of their youth he goes in search of their life story. What big and small stories from their school days have stuck? Which classmate secretly started walking with their attention? And have they become who they hoped to become?