Overview
- The Public Prosecution requested a 14-year prison term, arguing the murder was executed at close range in 1992 and that the plan originated with the 71-year-old defendant.
- Investigators highlight a diary kept by victim Loek van Dam, reported threats, inconsistencies in the defendant’s alibi, and intercepted family conversations as key elements of proof.
- Prosecutors allege B. enlisted his then-15-year-old son to gain access to the office; the son’s fingerprint was found there, but any case against him is time-barred.
- Ruben B. denies involvement, calls the allegations gossip, acknowledges only verbal threats, and his lawyer argues there is no direct evidence and seeks acquittal.
- The cold case was revived after new tips, leading to B.’s re-arrest in March 2025 and the arrests of a brother and a nephew that August, while the victim’s son urged the court to deliver justice.