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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.

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.

Miracle bird turns out to be a parrot

Miracle bird shot dead

In 1907, a talking bird gave a farmer a terrible fright.

CSI Bredevoort - Murder of Gesina te Winkel

Mysterious murder in the Münsterland

In 1799, Gesina te Winkel was found dead on the heath, just across the border.

CSI: Bredevoort - The Murder of Aunt Tannemaat

The Murder of Aunt Tannemaat

In 1770, a family conflict led to murder and a gruesome execution.

Execution Klaas Nijman, Hollenberg, 3 October 1729

The execution of Klaas Nijman

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