Baron Nicolas Ullens de Schooten was already a public figure before committing the heinous act of fatally shooting his mother-in-law. He worked as a State Security agent for eleven years and gained notoriety by accusing Didier Reynders of corruption, albeit with charges that were never proven in court. In a recent interview with the conspiratorial media Kairos, he presented himself as a whistleblower who aimed to expose injustice in any form. However, Nicolas Ullens’s last media appearance would be his last, as he killed his mother-in-law for financial and family reasons.
After leaving the State Security agency, Nicolas Ullens began his entrepreneurial career as a strategy advisor, secretly working for a private intelligence company. Despite having a peaceful family life with his wife and four children, Nicolas suffered from growing tensions with Myriam Ullens, his mother-in-law. These conflicts were due to his father’s inheritance, which was allegedly wasted by his stepmother. Nicolas Ullens’s relationship with his father, Baron Guy Ullens, also deteriorated over time, causing him immense emotional pain. A close friend of Nicolas Ullens thinks that his act of violence was not premeditated but rather a result of him freaking out due to the growing tensions in his personal life.
The tragedy has left Nicolas Ullens’s wife and children, as well as their once-close-knit family, in a state of shock. By taking his mother-in-law’s life, Nicolas Ullens has left an indelible mark on his family, which has a worldwide reputation.
Before committing the irreparable by fatally shooting his mother-in-law, Baron Nicolas Ullens de Schooten was already known to the general public. A State Security agent for eleven years, he notably made the headlines by accusing Didier Reynders of corruption.
Charges never proven, nor proven by justice, but Nicolas Ullens did not budge: corruption was in the process of eating Belgium. His last media outing, dating from last February, in an interview with conspiratorial media Kairos, also concerns corruption.
Presenting himself as a whistleblower, Nicolas Ullens has set himself the goal, for many years, of denouncing injustice wherever it comes from.
Nicolas Ullens killed his mother-in-law, Baroness Myriam Ullens, for financial and family reasons
“He freaked out”
Leaving State Security, the now 57-year-old embarked on a new career as an entrepreneur. Officially a strategy advisor, he was in fact active in a private company specializing in intelligence. He presented himself as a private detective, particularly in the service of international companies.
According to those around him, Nicolas Ullens had a rather peaceful family life, surrounded by his wife and their four children. Grandfather for a few months, this family bubble was, according to his relatives, what allowed him to survive the growing tensions with Myriam Ullens, his mother-in-law.
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But the man suffered. Both because of the conflicts related to his father’s money which he said wasted by his stepmother, and by this relationship with his father, Baron Guy Ullens, which crumbled over the years. “This situation hurt him extremely. He was obsessed with the injustice it caused”, confides a close friend of Nicolas Ullens. This person also refuses to believe in a premeditated act. “Nicolas was rather calm. But I don’t think he saw any other way out, he was stuck with everything that was happening. He freaked out. It’s atrocious. For everyone. It’s a real family tragedy from which no one will come out unscathed”. The prospect of her childhood home being sold came as a shock. The one who will cause the drama.
According to other sources, the wife of Nicolas Ullens and their four children are in a state of shock. “His life is over. Somehow, it’s as if he, too, was a little dead after doing that”.
By shooting his stepmother six times, Nicolas Ullens took a life and tragically marked a family with a worldwide reputation.
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In the end, the tragic shooting of Baroness Myriam Ullens by her stepson, Nicolas Ullens, leaves a family shattered and a legacy tarnished. While Nicolas was known for his accusations of corruption and his role as a State Security agent, the motives behind his actions in this brutal act remain unclear. His friends and family report tensions with Myriam over financial matters and family conflicts, but no one can say for sure what led him to take her life. Regardless of the reasons, this is a senseless tragedy that has left everyone involved shaken to the core. The fallout from this event will likely continue for years to come, and its impact will be felt far beyond the Ullens family.