Two men who were arrested last week in The Cold Case Surrounding the Murder of Louis ‘Loek’ van Dam in 1992 in The Hague Are The Brother and Nephew of Suspect Ruben B. The 71-Year-Eld B. was arrested in March.
The Public Prosecution Service (OM) Announced the Family Connection on Tuesday at the Second Preliminary Hearing in the Court in the Hague. It groups a sixty-year-old man from Overdinkel and a seventy-year-old man from the Hague. They were arrested on Wednesday.
On January 28, 1992, The Police Found the Body of Garage Owner Van Dam (64) in His Garage on Krukzerstraat in The Hague. He had Been Shot Dead. Accordance to the public prosecution service, B. Ordered his brother to commit the murder. The Nephew is Said to Have Made The Weapon Disappear.
A Possible Motive for the Murder is a Relationship That B.’s Wife had with van Dam. “B. would Have Been affected in His Honor by This,” Said the Public Prosecutor. Because of this, The Victim would have Been Threateed Several Times Before His Death. “Loek van Dam Tearully Told the Police That He No Longer Knew What To Do About The Situation.”
The Two New Suspects Came Into The Picture With The Police Through A Tip at Report Crime Anonymously. Family Members of the Suspect Were also Wiretapped, and the Police Intercepted Conversations about the Murder. “It is clear that there is a secret within the family, the ex-wife and the children of the suspect are doing every thing can to keep this secret,” the officer said.
The Pre-Trial Detention of the New Suspects was Extended by Two Week’s Last Friday. B. also Remains in Jail, The Court Decided. “If he is released, there is a chance that he will influence the investigation that still needs to take place,” the Chairman Said. The Next Preliminary Hearing is on November 11.