Amsterdam,, Amsterdam-Rijnkanaal
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From May 28, 1998, various body parts were found in the water of the Amsterdam Rijn Canal:
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Description
On May 28, a trunk and shoulders were found in the municipality of Abcoude.
On 29 May 1998, a head was found in the Amsterdam Rijnkanaal in the municipality of Abcoude.
On July 16, 1998, the bottom of a hull was found in the Amsterdam-Rijnkanaal, near the village Breukelen (Municipality of Stichtse Vecht).
On September 12, 1998, a hull was found in a side arm of the Amsterdam-Rijn Canal, municipality of Amsterdam.
On November 4, 1998, a right leg was found in the water near the municipality of Weesp.
- It is a man with a height between 169 and 179 cm
- He had dark hair.
- The age is estimated to be between 46 and 50 years old (born between 1948 and 1952)
- Shoe size 39 to 40
- The man had a neat set of teeth in which there are no indications that a dentist had performed any work on it.
Proguanil and chloroquine have been detected in the man's body. Chloroquine (Nivaquine®) and Proguanil (Paludrine®) are used to prevent malaria (malaria prophylaxis). This would mean that the victim must have taken this medicine several hours before his death. It is likely that the victim was in the tropics no more than four weeks before his death. In addition, it is plausible that the man does not come from a malaria area, or has not stayed for a long time.
Questions
If you have any information on this person, please contact the cold case team of the Amsterdam police at 0800-6070. From outside The Netherlands, please dial: +31793459876.