Global InformationKilling of Nicole van den Hurk information
 Nicole van den Hurk | |
| Date | c. 6 October 1995 (body discovered 22 November 1995) |
|---|---|
| Location | Eindhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands |
| Coordinates | 51°25′37.7″N 5°40′1.63″E / 51.427139°N 5.6671194°E |
| Type | Homicide |
| Suspects | Andy van den Hurk (1996, 2011)[1] Ad van den Hurk (1996)[1] Jos de G. (2014[1]–2016[2]) |
| Convicted | Jos de G. |
| Charges | Trial: Rape, manslaughter[3] Appeal: Manslaughter |
| Trial | Trial: 2 November 2015 – 21 November 2016 Appeal: 28 August – 9 October 2018 |
| Verdict | Trial: Guilty (rape) Not guilty (manslaughter)[4] Appeal: Guilty (rape and manslaughter)[5] |
| Sentence | Trial: 5 years' imprisonment[4] Appeal: 12 years' imprisonment |
15-year-old Nicole van den Hurk (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈnɪkɔːl vɑn dən ˈɦʏr(ə)k]) disappeared on 6 October 1995 in Eindhoven (the Dutch province of North Brabant), the Netherlands. Her body was found in the woods between Mierlo and Lierop on 22 November.[6]
Nicole's stepbrother confessed to the killing and was arrested in 2011, but released five days later due to a lack of evidence.[7][8] He later claimed to have falsely confessed so that her body would be exhumed for DNA tests.[9]
In January 2014, DNA collected from Nicole's remains and the crime scene led to the arrest of a man who had been convicted in other cases with the same modus operandi.[10][11] The man, known as Jos de G. (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈjɔz də ˈɣeː]),[12] was charged with rape and manslaughter. The trial began in 2015 and hinged on expert testimony from DNA analysts.
In November 2016, de G. was convicted of rape but acquitted of manslaughter and sentenced to five years' imprisonment.[5][2] The prosecution appealed the acquittal, and in 2018 de G. was convicted of both rape and manslaughter, increasing his sentence to twelve years.[5][13]
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- ^ Raad voor de Rechtspraak (21 April 2020). "Conclusie AG. Cold case: de verkrachting en doodslag van Nicole van den Hurk in 1995". linkeddata.overheid.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 January 2023 – via Rechtspraak.nl.
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:12was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Aanhouding voor 18 jaar oude moord op Nicole van den Hurk" [Arrest made in 18-year-old murder case]. NU.nl (in Dutch). Netherlands. 17 January 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
- ^ "Verdachte moord Nicole van den Hurk is tbs'er" [Nicole van den Hurk murder suspect is psychiatric patient]. NU.nl (in Dutch). Netherlands. 21 January 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
- ^ DBNL. "N.N., Cees H., Willem Holleeder Moeten verdachten met initialen worden aangeduid? Frank J., Onze Taal. Jaargang 83". DBNL (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ^ "In hoger beroep 12 jaar cel voor verkrachten en doden Nicole van den Hurk" [On appeal, 12 years in prison for raping and killing Nicole van den Hurk]. www.nu.nl (in Dutch). 9 October 2018. Retrieved 9 October 2018.