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Dutch Prosecutors Offer €15,000 Reward in Lex van Cittert Cold Case After TV Appeal Brings Tips

Police say the Amsterdam man likely died in a crime years before the euro’s 2001 introduction based on coins found with his remains.

Overview

  • Tuesday’s Opsporing Verzocht reconstruction generated six tips that police are now assessing.
  • Van Cittert, a 37-year-old Amsterdam bartender reported missing in 1999, was found in 2023 during excavation work on Lelystad’s Oostervaart industrial estate.
  • His remains were wrapped in a light-colored sheet with red, green, blue and yellow stripes, and guilder coins suggest he was killed before 2001.
  • Investigators suspect homicide but have not established the cause of death or identified those responsible, and they seek information about a former motorcycle club clubhouse once at the site.
  • Authorities ask anyone who recognizes the distinctive sheet or knows about Van Cittert’s possible criminal contacts to submit tips via 0800-6070.