A Dutch Cold Case: Willeke Dost
Willeke Dost (15)
The Dutch newspaper “De Telegraaf” has been that claimed to be instrumental in assisting police in the Dost case, is actually wrong.
Vidocq learned from the Dutch that “Dagblad van het Noorden” was on top of the story all the time. This has been confirmed by the PI involved in this case, Robert van Hoove. Please scroll down to the comment section to learn more!
Vidocq gladly corrects posts so here it is: tribute to Dagblad van het Noorden, you rock!
Willeke Dost was only 15 years old when she went missing. Now, she is presumed dead.
In 1992, the theory was that most likely Willeke had run away but now police think that she was murdered shortly after she disappeared. They now also believe that the original crime scene is near the foster parents’ farm.
This switch in theory did not come easy. In fact, it was an uphill battle that reached the highest politicians in the country. Due to Dost’s “missing status” her case never got the priority it would have gotten if the assumption had been “possible homicide.” Thanks to the asisstance of PI Robert van Hoove, police arrested Willeke’s foster mother(66) and her son(38). The foster father has passed away.
Bijlmer disaster
PI van Hoove analysed all the interviews that the foster parents gave to police and the media. He noticed their unusual remarks about Willeke. The foster parents stated that they suspected that Willeke had been the victim of a “loverboy” and that the “Bijlmer ramp” was detrimental to her.
The Bijlmer ramp refers to the airplane disaster on October 4, 1992, in which a Boeing 747 cargo aircraft from EL AL (flight 1862 of the Israeli airline) crashed into the apartment flats in Amsterdam Bijlmermeer. The disaster cost 43 lives, including the three-man crew and the only passenger on the plane. Aside from the 43 recorded deaths, there were possibly more victims amongst the illegal apartment dwellers in the Bijlmermeer flats.
Police has closed off the area around the farm in Koekange. Teams of detectives are walking the grid in hopes to find traces. A white forensic tent has been set up and heavy digging equipment has been moved to the farm. There is a clip on YouTube about the search but it is in Dutch…
On January 15, 1992, Willeke left her foster parents’ farm early in the morning by bike. After that, she vanished. Willeke’s biological parents died in a fatal car crash in 1976 when Willeke was an infant. She was temporarily placed with her grandmother but grew up in various foster families until in 1986; she was placed with the foster family in Koekange. They already had a daughter and two sons. There is no information whether the daughter or the other son were arrested as well or their whereabouts.
age progression
A week before she disappeared, Willeke allegedly told a girlfriend, Geke Crediet, that she was pregnant, according to Geke’s mother who repeated that statement on national television in 2004. Her foster father denied that that statement held any truth. He has since passed away.
This post was brought to you by Jacques. DCC will follow this case!
To be continued…
Categories: Forensics, Missing Persons, News: Cold Cases
Tags: Crime Scene, Evidence, Forensics, Foster Parents, Identification, Missing Person, Police, the Netherlands, Unsolved Homicide, Victim, Willeke Dost
It is really nonsense that De Telegraaf helped the police with this. I’m sure the police will fully disagree with that sort of help. For instance, they published a letter from Willeke last year and said that it was new. But it was the same letter that Dagblad van het Noorden, the biggest newspaper in this part of the country, published in 2004… De Telegraaf said last summer that police soon will start a new investigation because of their so called scoops, but… Dagblad van het Noorden wrote already at the end of 2008 that a new police investigation was coming up. Thanks to privat detective Robert van Hoove from Groningen, who is already working on this case since 1996.
Gert,
Thank you very much for reading DCC and for taking the time to comment. I appreciate the information on “the Telegraaf.” It is difficult to assess a newspaper’s influence and quality when abroad so any information on those issues, is very much appreciated.
I was saddened to hear about the case through my contacts. Is it true that social services took her away from her grandparents? What was their reasoning? Is that decision going to be under investigation as well?
A huge THANK YOU should indeed go to PI Robert van Hoove! Thank you again for stopping by and feel free to provide us with more information on this case. I will gladly post that here.
Sincerely, Vidocq
Hello,
My name is Robert van Hoove. This P.I. is me and I can tell you that Gert Meijer tells the truth. I thank you that you published this so everybody will be looking for Willeke Dost.
When you want to speak to us then call or mail us.
Robert van Hoove
PI
Ganzevoort Recherche Bureau Groningen
Dear Robert,
Thank you very much for checking my website and for taking the time to comment. I appreciate the correction!
I salute you for your dedication to Willeke and the truth and sincerely hope, that one day we will learn the truth. I was saddened when Jacques told me that Willeke lived for a while with her grandparents but was removed from their loving home simply due to the grandmother’s age. Her pleas before judges were unsuccessful. Is that correct?
Again, thank you and please do visit us again. I wish you well, Vidocq
Hello, I want to tell this:
It is’nt important who is wright or wrong. Who has the real story in the newspaper. The only matter now is that Willeke Dost must be found and al those articles are helping! What is wright and what is wrong about the articles is a matter after Willeke is found. There are some people who have a good scenario. And also do their best and work hard. And I believe that they want 1 thing: solve the case!!!! And that is very important. Let us hope and pray that the police solve this case!
My English is not good, forgive me!
Thanks for commenting and you are right: we all want this case solved! I hope that all the brainstorming will help to explore different scenarios and that police will succeed. That is one of the aims of DCC, we explore more than one scenario and brainstorm out loud here with readers about cases and explore “what if?” because there is always the possibility that…
Never worry about language here, the message comes across! Take care, Vidocq