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Rotterdam Reopens 2001 Killing of Mariska Klompenhouwer, Lifts Reward to €25,000

Police plan to air new parking-lot footage on a national crime show to find the driver who took her to Ahoy.

Overview

  • The Public Prosecution Service raised the reward to €25,000, with Opsporing Verzocht set to broadcast the surveillance images Monday.
  • Newly reviewed footage shows a car entering the Ahoy lot around 1:20 a.m., and police say Mariska was likely inside with the person who killed her.
  • Investigators are asking taxi drivers to come forward because she tried to hail a cab and spoke to at least one driver that night near the Lange Hilleweg.
  • Officers, detectives, and city staff handed out orange wristbands in central Rotterdam on Sunday to highlight women’s safety and point people to the case appeal.
  • The case went cold weeks after the April 2001 murder, and detectives say fresh work on the file and public tips could yield a breakthrough as the victim’s daughter renews her plea for answers.