Peter R. de Vries: Crime Reporter

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Peter R. de Vries: Crime Reporter
Peter R. de Vries: Crime Reporter
DutchPeter R. de Vries, misdaadverslaggever
GenreInvestigative journalism
Criminal investigation
Docudrama
Created byPeter R. de Vries
Directed byAry Schouwenaar
Robert Arthur Jansen
Kees van der Spek
Evert Nijkamp
Chantal van Schuylenburch
Creative directorPeter R. de Vries
Presented byPeter R. de Vries
Narrated byArend Langenberg
Theme music composerMartijn Schimmer
ComposerMartijn Schimmer
Country of originNetherlands
Original languagesDutch
English
No. of seasons20
No. of episodes264
Production
Executive producersPeter R. de Vries
Sander Dekkers
Paul Cormont
ProducersKaren de Groot
Simon Vuyk
Dirk Bayens
Henny de Vos
Kees van der Spek
Chantal van Schuylenburch
CinematographyKees van der Spek
EditorRick Lankreijer
Production companyEndemol
Original release
NetworkRTL 4 (1995–1998)
SBS6 (1998–2012)
Release10 October 1995 (1995-10-10) –
3 June 2012 (2012-06-03)
Related
Oplichters in het buitenland

Peter R. de Vries: Crime Reporter (Dutch title: Peter R. de Vries, misdaadverslaggever) was a Dutch investigative television program covering high-profile criminal cases. Created and presented by Peter R. de Vries the program ran from 1995 until 2012.

Cases

Police corruption investigation

On 13 September 2006, De Vries was arrested in Oisterwijk and detained for several hours in Tilburg when he tried to confront a police officer with allegations about questionable actions concerning the inheritances of elderly women.[1] He was charged with one count of trespassing. The case was dropped in January 2007 "in view of the final results of the persistent search for the truth and the results of the disciplinary inquest" into the behavior of the police officer in question.[2]

Kennedy investigation

Main article: John F. Kennedy assassination conspiracy theories

In the first half of 2006, De Vries and Wim Dankbaar produced a two and a half hour special about the 1963 assassination of U.S. president John F. Kennedy. In what has been De Vries' longest show to date, he spent two weeks in Texas speaking with former CIA and FBI agents and the ex-girlfriend of Lee Harvey Oswald. One of the interview subjects, James Files, said he was the gunman responsible for taking Kennedy's life. Files contradicted the findings of the Warren Commission and claimed that the CIA and the mafia were involved in the assassination.[3]

Natalee Holloway disappearance

Main article:
Natalee Holloway
Peter R. de Vries

In November 2006, an episode was broadcast in which he accused

Natalee Holloway, of her disappearance in Aruba
.

On 11 January 2008, Van der Sloot threw a glass of red wine into De Vries' face right after a live broadcast of the Dutch talk show "Pauw & Witteman" on which De Vries and Van der Sloot (with his parents) had been guests.[4] The wine got into De Vries' eyes and briefly it seemed to have caused him a considerable amount of pain. During the tense but peaceful conversation during the broadcast, De Vries had on several accounts challenged Van der Sloot's integrity.[5]

On 31 January 2008, De Vries said to the media that he knew what had happened in the case of Natalee Holloway. He shared his findings with the police, stating that he would publicly show this new-found evidence in a special episode of his television program.

US$830,000 to secure the rights to broadcast the program in the United States.[10]

De Vries wrote the introduction to the June 2008 book

International Emmy Award in Current Affairs for his coverage while accompanied by Natalee's mother Beth Holloway.[12]

Joran van der Sloot sex trafficking

Main article: Joran van der Sloot
Joran van der Sloot

In November 2008, the program aired undercover footage of Van der Sloot making preparations for the apparent

The National Enquirer, he is being investigated for his involvement in the disappearance of young women he may have recruited for a Thai sex slave gang while posing as a production consultant for a modeling agency that would send them to Europe.[14]

Death of Mariska Mast

Main article: Jisoo Han

In August 2010, De Vries traveled to

Western Australia Police for arresting him, stating: "I didn't touch him, I didn't insult him, I didn't threaten him... This is a homicide case and I tracked him down and now you're putting me in jail. That's the world upside down."[20]

Documentary work with Beth Holloway

On 11 September 2010, De Vries traveled to

Stephany Tatiana Flores Ramírez.[21] According to Van der Sloot's attorney Maximo Alonso Altez Navarro, his client was taken to meet them "practically by force."[22] Altez Navarro stated that the meeting with Holloway took "less than one minute," with Van der Sloot saying that he could not speak to her without his lawyer present and handing her his business card. Altez Navarro claimed that Holloway was "snuck" into the prison without being identified by the media crew who she was with.[23] A prison spokesperson stated that Holloway's name was not found in the visitor registry.[21] The group was removed from the prison, reportedly after a hidden camera was discovered by the guards. Representatives for Holloway and De Vries denied that a hidden camera was involved nor was anything seized.[24] Colonel Abel Gamarra of the National Police of Peru stated that no arrests had been made. While in Peru, Holloway spoke with Flores Ramírez's brother Enrique on camera.[23] On 17 September De Vries and the group left Peru for Panama and arrived in Aruba on the same day.[25] He spent a few days in Aruba working with Holloway on a documentary about her missing daughter to be run on Dutch television, reportedly with the cooperation of prosecutors who had been investigating Van der Sloot.[24]

References

  1. ^ (in Dutch) Peter R. de Vries gearresteerd. www.nu.nl. Retrieved on 2006-09-13.
  2. ^ (in Dutch) OM Breda seponeert erfvredebreuk Peter R. de Vries Archived 2008-02-09 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 2007-02-01.
  3. ^ "Peter de Vries: CIA achter moord Kennedy" (in Dutch). FOK Nieuws. 2006-04-28. Retrieved 2010-08-21.
  4. ^ "Former Holloway Suspect Tosses Wine in Face of Reporter on TV Show". Fox News. 2008-01-12.
  5. ^ Van Der Sloot Slings Wine. Retrieved on 2008-02-03.
  6. ^ (in Dutch) TV guide. Retrieved on 2008-02-04.
  7. ^ "A Videotaped Sting May Have Solved the Mystery". People. 2008-02-18.
  8. ^ "Aruba prosecutor: Tape admissible". USA Today. 2008-02-04.
  9. ^ "Van der Sloot not arrested in Natalee case". DutchNews. 2008-02-15.
  10. ^ "Holloway tapes: Van der Eem used cocaine". DutchNews. 2008-06-24. Retrieved 2010-09-10.
  11. OCLC 233591424
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  12. ^ "Endemol's Peter R. De Vries wins Emmy in Current Affairs". Endemol. 2008-09-25.
  13. ^ "Report: Natalee Holloway Suspect Involved in Thai Sex Trafficking". Fox News. 2008-11-10.
  14. ^ Black, Caroline (2010-07-16). "Van der Sloot Being Investigated in Thailand for Participation in Sex Slave Gang, Disappearance of Girls, Says Report". CBS News. Retrieved 2010-07-19.
  15. ^ a b "Impossible Interview with Honduras Murder Suspect". Honduras News. 2010-08-20. Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2010-09-23.
  16. ^ "Wanted: ROSS, Daniel Ian". Interpol. Archived from the original on 2010-06-23. Retrieved 2010-09-23.
  17. ^ a b c Jones, Lloyd (2010-09-09). "Korean appeals for Perth man to help". The Sydney Morning Herald. Australian Associated Press. Retrieved 2010-09-23.
  18. ^ Pownall, Angela (2010-09-06). "Court bid fails against Dutch journalist". The West Australian. Archived from the original on 2010-09-09. Retrieved 2010-09-23.
  19. ^ "Restraining order on Dutch TV crew fails". Herald Sun. Australian Associated Press. 2010-09-23. Retrieved 2010-09-23.
  20. ^ Jones, Lloyd (2010-08-21). "Dutch crime reporter slams WA police". The Sydney Morning Herald. Australian Associated Press. Retrieved 2010-09-23.
  21. ^ a b Briceno, Franklin (2010-09-17). "Holloway's Mom Confronted Van Der Sloot in Jail". ABC News. Associated Press. Retrieved 2010-09-18.
  22. ^ "Natalee Holloway's mother meets with van der Sloot". CNN. 2010-09-17. Archived from the original on 2010-09-21. Retrieved 2010-09-21.
  23. ^ a b "Natalee Holloway's mother sneaks into jail, confronts suspect". NBC News. 2010-09-17. Retrieved 2010-09-19.
  24. ^ a b Myers, Shanisty (2010-09-20). "Holloway and de Vries leave Aruba". WIAT. Archived from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2010-09-21.
  25. ^ "Beth Holloway is Back in Aruba". WIAT. 2010-09-17. Archived from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2010-09-18.

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