Dutch police, in cooperation with a European task force of Interpol, has made a major breakthrough in the murder investigation of 11-year-old Nicky Verstappen who disappeared during the night of Sunday 9 to Monday 10 August 1998. His lifeless body was later found in a summer camp on the ‘Brunssummerheide’ in the region of Limburg. The perpetrator was never found until now.
Thanks to the evolution of DNA-investigation in Europe, Dutch authorities did a search with 22,000 men in the region and were able to pinpoint the killer thanks to family members of his volunteering to cooperate.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">PLEASE RETWEET<br>This man, Jos Brech is wanted, he’s the prime suspect in the 20 year old murder case of 11 year old Nicky Verstappen. He’s on the EU most wanted list. He was last seen in the Vosges area in France. If you have seen him or have any tips, call the police immediately! <a href="https://t.co/G41EJBC3pc">pic.twitter.com/G41EJBC3pc</a></p>— julia (@130moodttrbl) <a href="https://twitter.com/130moodttrbl/status/1032999107831521280?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 24, 2018</a></blockquote>
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They are now launching a worldwide search for the whereabouts of Mr Jos Brech, a 55-year-old Dutch national who has gone missing in recent weeks.
Ms Yolanda Dols, police spokesperson and involved in the investigation, acknowledges that Ms Brech was already a suspect back in 2001 but that lead had been dismissed.
Back then, Mr Brech had admitted that he liked young boys and that he had committed a sexual offense in the past. Ms Dols: “He said that he was cycling with his camera and two boys passed. He had gone 'too far' when photographing, he said. I do not know what he meant by that.”
According to the investigator, Mr Brech has logged onto internet in the last few days and they are now trying to track him in this manner.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Man in Belgium seen as Look-a-Like of the Suspected Jos Brech! RT via: —>> <a href="https://t.co/eaDyhFrohw">https://t.co/eaDyhFrohw</a></p>— zettie leeuwenburgh (@zettieleeuw) <a href="https://twitter.com/zettieleeuw/status/1033165031356203008?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 25, 2018</a></blockquote>
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“A lot of people are calling,” said police commissioner Ingrid Schäfer-Poels “We are now convinced the suspect has gone into hiding.”
“This is someone who often takes a long time to respond to emails, does not seek contact often and, because he has no mobile phone or social media accounts, is used to being unreachable for long periods.”
The police commissioner also admitted that mistakes had been made in the past investigation: “with the knowledge we have today, we clearly would have done things differently.”
The mother of the young boy (Nicky), Ms Berthie Verstappen, told a press conference that “after searching for 20 years, we finally have a name and a face”. She thanked a Dutch crime reporter, Peter De Vries, who frequently featured the case in his TV programme: “Over all these years … the person who was most important to us is you. If it hadn’t been for you, the investigation wouldn’t have moved forward for 19 years.”
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