20 years, dozens of detectives working on the case of the Utrecht serial rapist who was today sentenced to a prison sentence of 16 years. Detective Wim Perlot tells his story on Yahoo! News: “I always kept hoping it would work.”
Pleased, perhaps euphoric. So Perlot feels today. “This is the end of years of research. Finally there is a verdict. And this ruling, in my opinion, full justice to what Gerard T. has done with the women.”
About 20 years worked Perlot and his colleagues intensively on the case. “Especially in the beginning there were constantly doing, sometimes 15 hours a day. You had to kick the detectives back home, otherwise they kept on working. We really had the belief that we were going to catch him. That it took so long to get him eventually could hold, yes, frustrated lot. “
Always kept hope
the case Perlot lies close to the heart. And not just because of the long time he worked on it. “As a detective you always am involved in a case, but it was deeper. This man has disrupted society. Moreover, to know my colleagues and I are the stories of all the victims to the smallest detail. Knowing all the atrocities. They leave no one untouched . “
in all the years that the detective on the case was concerned, Gerard T. was already several times as a suspect in the picture. “Twice he was on the list of suspects in 1995 and 2001. We talked to him, but there was insufficient evidence. In 1995, the possibilities for taking DNA also not that far. And in 2001 he wanted not cede DNA, you can not enforce. so we had nothing and had to let him go. “
Moreover, T. was not the only suspect on the list. According to the investigator, there were some 3,500 suspects in image between 2002 and 2003. Looking for a needle in a haystack, you might think. But according Perlot there was always hope. “We had the DNA of the man. It was a matter of time before the match would be.”
Emotions came loose
Perlot today was in the courtroom present and heard the judge pronounced the verdict: Gerard T. is 16 years in jail. “That it is successful and the man received the maximum sentence, gives a very good feeling. After the verdict we were with a bunch of detectives together. When the emotions got some time off. We have done our job.”
Despite everything, today’s ruling does not feel like a victory for Perlot. “No, that’s not the right word. I think it is worth a congratulation. For us, for the prosecution, but especially for the victims.”
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