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K. attended a theatre production about the Jatti murder

K., who was reported to have shot Gerrit “Jatti” Wensing in 1971, attended the theatre production Jatti in the old Storkhal in Hengelo. The production portrays the murder, and K., now 79, watched an actor play the killing. He said he had enjoyed the performance and that the murder had been necessary, according to the account.

Edu van Dijk, who went to the police in 1985, encountered K. at the venue and tried to shake his hand. K. refused.

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New leads in the search for Gerrit ‘Jatti’ Wensing’s body

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Historian Marco Krijnsen said new leads had emerged in the disappearance of Gerrit ‘Jatti’ Wensing from Overdinkel, whose body was never found after his murder more than 50 years ago. He described the leads as serious enough to warrant hope that a new search could take place.