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The Minds of Madness - True Crime Stories

Episode 219 - The Hail Mary - Cracking the Cold Case of Nicole Van Den Hurk

The Minds of Madness - True Crime Stories

themindsofmadness

True Crime, Society & Culture, Documentary

4.46.5K Ratings

🗓️ 9 June 2024

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

Join us as we examine the tragic case of Nicole Van Den Hurk, a 15-year-old girl from The Netherlands whose disappearance shocked a nation.

You’ll hear, how one of the most high-profile cases in Dutch history became a seemingly unsolvable cold case and the truly incredible lengths one person would go to, in order to solve it.

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Research & Writing:
Ryan Deininger

Editing:
Aiden Wolf

Sources:
De Zaak Nicole by Max Steenberghe
Timeline
Court Documents
All That Is Interesting
Ipswitch Star
Stuff.co.nz
Interview with Step Mother
Youtube (dutch) “All the facts at a glance” news
Emotional statement by step mother
Buggedspace.com
ED.NL
NL Times
NL Times #2
NL Times #3
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Transcript

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