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The kidnappers—Cor van Hout, Willem Holleeder, Jan Boellaard , Frans Meijer , and Martin Erkamps —were all eventually caught [2] [3] and served prison terms. Before being extradited, Van Hout and Holleeder stayed for more than three years in France, first on the run , then in prison, and then, awaiting a change of the extradition treaty ...
During the abduction, Van Hout collaborated with Willem Holleeder, Frans Meijer, Martin Erkamps and Jan Boellaard. The five men abducted Freddy Heineken and his driver Ab Doderer in front of Heineken's office on 9 November 1983, after which they held the two men for a period of three weeks in a Quonset hut in Westpoort, a part of Amsterdam, demanding a 35 million guilders ransom for Heineken.
A film of the kidnapping, De Heineken Ontvoering, with Rutger Hauer playing Freddy Heineken, was released in October 2011. A second film, Kidnapping Mr. Heineken , based on De Vries' book about the kidnapping, was produced by Informant Media in 2013 based on the scenario written by William Brookfield.
Heineken NV, the world's second largest beer maker, has taken control of India's largest brewer United Breweries Limited (UBL), cementing its position in a vast market where beer consumption could ...
Willem Frederik Holleeder (born 29 May 1958) is a Dutch gangster, outlaw biker and convicted criminal. He is nicknamed De Neus (The Nose) because of the size of his nose.. In 1983, Holleeder was sentenced to eleven years' imprisonment for his involvement in the kidnapping of Heineken president Freddy Heineken for a 35-million-gulden (approximately €16 million, or US$19.5 million) ransom.
The Dutch brewer, which also owns Amstel and Birra Moretti, bought a 49% stake in Beavertown for £40 million in 2018.
Heineken NV, the world's second largest beer maker, said on Monday it will replace its chief financial officer as it continues with an overhaul of its leadership and embarks on a major cost-saving ...
Kidnapping Freddy Heineken (U.S. title Kidnapping Mr. Heineken) is a 2015 British-Dutch crime drama film directed by Daniel Alfredson based on the 1983 kidnapping of Freddy Heineken. The screenplay, based on the 1987 book by Peter R. de Vries , was written by William Brookfield.