Kees van der Spek about news Peter R. de Vries: ‘I can’t believe it’ | Stars

entertainment">Van der Spek developed into De Vries’ right-hand man and, together with him, was responsible for a large number of reports at home and abroad. The two received an Emmy Award in 2008 for the report about Joran van der Sloot and his alleged involvement in the disappearance of Natalee Holloway, which was viewed by more than 7 million people.

entertainment">Van der Spek calls De Vries ‘a terrier’. “He gets into business. He was most proud of something like the Putten murder case, not his Emmy. That is more to his heart than that great glamour.”

entertainment">According to the crime journalist, De Vries is ‘someone who wants to bring out the truth’. “He was last afraid of a bad report,” he said. That marks him. Rather live upright than die on his knees, that was his motto.” The text is tattooed on De Vries’ knee.

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entertainment">De Vries had little interest in police security, Van der Spek knows. “We did talk about that, but he took the position that there is not much you can do about it. You never know where it comes from. (…) He was sometimes secured, but he felt very uncomfortable about that.”

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