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Explained: How one journalist helped solve the 20-year-old cold case of Nicky Verstappen

Video. Explained: How the cold case of Nicky Verstappen may finally be solved

Updated: 31/08/2018 - 19:19 GMT+2

From crime reporter to advisor to the victim's family, how Peter de Vries became the one Nicky Verstappen's parents turned to in the days after his murder and in the 20-year investigation that ensued.

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