Crime

Modern-day Robin Hood in Aalten

Modern-day Robin Hood

The youthful J. P. from Bredevoort went hunting with a bow and arrow in 1968.
Traffic light Hoofdstraat Apeldoorn

Never seen a traffic light!

After all, such traffic measures were unheard of in rural Aalten.
Fratricide in Aalten – 't Dal 14

Fratricide in Aalten

In 1931, a family tragedy unfolded in ‘t Dal.
The Hague Prison

Brother-in-law murdered with axe

In 1921, H.J.J.’s skull was crushed with an axe by his brother-in-law while in bed.
UNDERCOVER IN AALTEN – Theft from the butter factory, 1920

Undercover in Aalten

In May 1920, ƒ 14,000 was stolen from the butter factory in Aalten.
Café Bauhuis, Dijkstraat 5

Murder in Aalten

On 21 November 1909, a young man was killed in Aalten.
Miracle bird turns out to be a parrot

Miracle bird shot dead

A talking bird gave a farmer a terrible fright (1907)
Bernardus Hendrikus Bloemers, opname Veenhuizen I, 22-06-1896

Vagrant from Bredevoort sent to Veenhuizen as punishment

Bernard Bloemers was sent to a penal colony in Drenthe in 1896.
Heathland by night – Photo: J. Iedema (https://gorssel.nl/agenda/detail/event/1242-nacht-van-de-nacht)

Mysterious murder in the Münsterland

The tragic fate of Gesina te Winkel (1799)
Veenweg 6, Lintelo (Vosheurne) — Photo: Willem Hissink

The Murder of Aunt Tannemaat

Family feud leads to murder and a gruesome execution (1770)
Execution Klaas Nijman, Hollenberg, 3 October 1729

The execution of Klaas Nijman

In 1729, ‘beggar and vagabond’ Klaas Nijman was executed on the Hollenberg.