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| Murder of Marianne Vaatstra | |
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 Monument for Marianne Vaatstra | |
| Born | Marianne Vaatstra 10 August 1982 De Westereen, Netherlands |
| Died | 1 May 1999 (aged 16) Feankleaster, Netherlands |
| Cause of death | Raped, then strangled and stabbed to death |
| Arrested | Jasper Steringa (November 19, 2012) |
| Convicted | Jasper Steringa (April 19, 2013) |
Marianne Vaatstra (Dutch pronunciation: [mɑˈrjɑnə ˈvaːtstraː]; 10 August 1982 – 1 May 1999) was a Dutch girl whose rape and murder became a high-profile criminal case in the Netherlands. Vaatstra, then sixteen years old, was last seen alive cycling from Kollum to her parents' house in De Westereen. Her body was found the next day, in a field close to Feankleaster, her throat slit.[1] Traces of the perpetrator's blood and semen were also found at the scene.[2]
The blame was quickly pointed to inhabitants of the local asylum seekers' refuge, and a riot against asylum seekers ensued.[1] The murder was a cold case until it was reopened in 2012 with large-scale DNA profiling in the area around the crime scene. This led to the arrest of local farmer, Jasper Steringa, on 18 November of that year. He confessed to the rape and murder, and was sentenced to eighteen years' imprisonment.[3] The case was one of the first in the country to be resolved mainly using DNA evidence and led to widespread debate about the use of DNA for criminal investigations.[4]
- ^ a b Fons de Poel (24 February 2013). "Vreemdeling uit eigen kring". Brandpunt. KRO.
- ^ "Jasper S. bekende moord meteen aan advocaat". NRC Handelsblad. 6 December 2012.
- ^ "18 jaar voor Jasper S. in zaak Vaatstra". rechtspraak.nl. Netherlands Judiciary. 19 April 2013.
- ^ "Geef jij je wangslijm aan de overheid? Debat over DNA-onderzoek barst los". NRC Handelsblad. 20 November 2012.