We’ve been talking a lot lately about DNA evidence and how genealogy is breaking cold cases wide open these days. Tonight’s case is a great example of how it might be used to rule a specific suspect out. The story of the murder of Nicole van den Hurk is one that is both tragic and heroic. She was only 15 years old when she was murdered in 1995 in the Netherlands. Initially, the spotlight was put on her brother and her stepfather, who had been raising her since her mother had taken her own life.

After being cleared of the killings, in a shocking twist, her brother would confess to killing Nicole - but not because he was guilty. He wanted DNA testing to be done that could confirm the identity of the true killer so he falsely confessed. But would it confirm many people’s suspicion or point investigators in a new direction?

Sources:
https://allthatsinteresting.com/nicole-van-den-hurk
https://www.shared.com/he-confessed-to-killing-his-step-sister-knowing-he-was-innocent/
https://nltimes.nl/2018/10/10/jos-de-g-gets-12-years-raping-killing-nicole-van-den-hurk
https://nltimes.nl/2015/11/13/new-witness-de-g-confessed-strangling-teen-girl
https://nltimes.nl/2016/10/27/father-verbally-attacks-suspect-1995-rape-murder-case

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