Martin Kok grew up in Volendam and as a teenager sold eels along with his father and brother, dressed in traditional Volendammer garb of red shirt, baggy black pants, and clogs.
11 Facts About Martin Kok
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Martin Kok didn't enjoy it, but started selling eels in bars frequented by criminals and then moved into cocaine dealing.
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Martin Kok was nicknamed "the Stutterer" due to a speech disorder.
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The rival died of his injuries the following day and Kok was sentenced to five years in prison.
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Martin Kok befriended Cor van Hout, an accomplice of Holleeder in the kidnapping.
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Martin Kok started a crime blog called "Vlinderscrime" in February 2015.
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Martin Kok had many contacts in the criminal world, both in and outside of jail.
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Martin Kok reported on criminals from many backgrounds, often giving full names, instead of the Dutch media tradition of given name and initial.
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Martin Kok enjoyed his newfound fame and would often taunt other criminals.
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Martin Kok was sponsored by and ran adverts for MPC, a company that provided encrypted phones to criminals.
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Martin Kok was faced with charges of concealing money and supplying encrypted devices to others, a second charge relating to the supply of cocaine and a final charge in relation to the murder of Kok.