{"id":41,"date":"2009-03-09T16:16:18","date_gmt":"2009-03-09T20:16:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/?p=41"},"modified":"2014-07-18T14:08:24","modified_gmt":"2014-07-18T14:08:24","slug":"peter-r-de-vries-misdaadverslaggever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/peter-r-de-vries-misdaadverslaggever\/","title":{"rendered":"Peter R. de Vries, misdaadverslaggever"},"content":{"rendered":"

Already a celebrity in the Netherlands, because of his crime-reporting skills, a man became world famous for \u2018solving\u2019 the Natalee Holloway case. Of course, I\u2019m now talking about <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Peter R. de Vries, misdaadverslaggever (the crime reporter). <\/span><\/p>\n

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For some people, he seemed to appear on tv out of the blue\u2026 a wannabe celebrity taking undercover cases and exposing criminals. For other people, he was not so new, since he\u2019s been writing for the Dutch newspaper \u2018De Telegraaf\u2019 since 1977 and in 1987 he transformed the Dutch magazine \u2018Aktueel\u2019 into a crime report magazine. He also appeared in a few <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

tv programmes, until he got his own programme in 1998\u2026 <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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When Natalee Holloway disappeared in 2005, Peter de Vries was requested several times to investigate her disappearance. When the following year he received a few interesting tips, he decided to travel to Aruba to continue the research. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Peter R. de Vries is quite known for his unorthodox way of investigating. Where others seem to fail to gain information, he succeeds\u2026 So we weren\u2019t surprised that soon after his arrival in Aruba, he presented us with facts that were overlooked by the local police. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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On the 26th<\/sup> of November, a special edition of Peter R. de Vries, misdaadverslaggever, appeared on television, revealing all that Peter had found during the investigation. They visit the home of prime suspect, Joran van der Sloot, who refuses to speak to Peter. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The broadcast is repeated in 2007, twice, and reaches millions of people. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

In the meantime, Joran van der Sloot writes a book, acknowledging his lies, but denying the accusations. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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When they finally meet face to face in January 2008, on the tv show \u2018Pauw & Witteman\u2019, Joran throws a glass of red wine straight into Peters face, who confronted him with his lies over and over again during the show. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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He became really famous when broadcasting undercover movies, of Joran confessing to his partner and friend (or so he believed) Patrick van der Eem. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Months later, after Joran fleed Aruba to live somewhere in Thailand, Peter caught him again in a scheme of trafficking women to the Netherlands. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Of course, as seems to be his trademark, Joran denies all involvement. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Though I\u2019m not a big fan of Peter R. de Vries (sometimes he just looks too smug to me) I can\u2019t deny that, if I ever get kidnapped or killed, I hope he will too start an investigation. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

Already a celebrity in the Netherlands, because of his crime-reporting skills, a man became world famous for \u2018solving\u2019 the Natalee Holloway case. Of course, I\u2019m now talking about Peter R. de Vries, misdaadverslaggever (the crime reporter). For some people, he seemed to appear on tv out of the blue\u2026 a wannabe celebrity taking undercover cases…<\/p>\n

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