The case of your life

Detectives look back on the police investigation into the 2007 deadly raid on the Rotterdam confectioner Albert de Heer and the search for a perpetrator with a striking red cap. A case that comes to a solution through unlikely coincidences.

In this episode, detectives look back on the search for the identity of an unknown dead man, who is found in an Amsterdam canal in 1996. The only clue the police have is a tattoo of a smoking hare. Who is the unknown dead and does he have any relatives?

Investigators look back on the police investigation into the insulin murders in 2017. In the investigation, the police are examining the questions: How can a carer kill several very elderly people in four care institutions? And, can it be proven that this has indeed happened?

Investigators look back on the police investigation into an unknown man, who is found buried by two fishermen in a deserted place in the Biesbosch. The police have no idea who the man is and start an extensive investigation into his identity. Only when that happens can the detectives consider that other riddle: who killed him? And why?

Detectives look back on the police investigation into two dead young men in Amsterdam, a case from 2013. Their deaths are suspicious, but at first it is unclear how they died. Is this a murder with the perfect murder weapon? And who is responsible for that murder?

Detectives look back on a police investigation into a master burglar who commits dozens of burglaries in villages in the province of Brabant. The police soon notice that he appears to be breaking in wearing Gucci shoes. Who is this burglar? And how do the detectives manage to track him down?

Investigators look back on a police investigation into the mysterious 1940 case of the Bouvigne girls. At the start of the war, two young children died during their flight to Breda. Their family didn't know where they went all this time. Decades later, the case ends up with the police after a tip. Are the girls found after 75 years?

Detectives look back on a police investigation into multiple animal abuse in Twente. Horses and sheep are horribly injured. At some point, the police realize that this perpetrator may also be attacking people and have committed murder. A search for the executioner of Twente. Who is he and how can he be arrested?

Detectives look back on a police investigation into a missing yoga teacher from The Hague. When her partner reports a missing person, the police set up an extensive investigation. But when a home visit follows, detectives make a discovery they won't forget throughout their lives.