“We assume that Wico is no longer alive and died as a result of a crime,” the police said in a press statement. “Unfortunately we have not yet found his remains, we will continue to search for him.” It is known that Wico visited the Wesselerbrink in Enschede on May 14. Two days later, on May 16, he worked in the garden of a regular customer of his and made an appointment to finish the work a week later. Wico was last seen alive in Borculo on May 17. When he cycled away from there just after 5:30 p.m., he went to the Heerlijkheidstraat in Borculo where he was staying at the time. What happened after that is still a mystery.